1. The central idea of the poem Vocation is child's desire for freedom. He himself is bound to strict rules at home as well as in the school. He has to follow a certain routine and is also subjected to punishment when he makes a mistake. Hence when he sees the hawker roaming in the streets freely, gardRead more

    The central idea of the poem Vocation is child’s desire for freedom. He himself is bound to strict rules at home as well as in the school. He has to follow a certain routine and is also subjected to punishment when he makes a mistake. Hence when he sees the hawker roaming in the streets freely, gardener doing work with his spade freely and watchman walking in the night freely, he desires to be like them as he does not know their harsh reality.

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  2. These locations have been mentioned in the poem Vocation- lane on which he walks to school, gate of a house near to his own, dark and lonely lane on which the watchman walks. Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem

    These locations have been mentioned in the poem Vocation- lane on which he walks to school, gate of a house near to his own, dark and lonely lane on which the watchman walks.

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  3. He finds different vocations interesting because they all seem to be enjoying freedom unlike he himself. He desires to become a bangle-seller, a gardener and a watchman because he thinks that they all enjoy freedom. On the other hand, he himself is deprived of the freedom. This is is why finds otherRead more

    He finds different vocations interesting because they all seem to be enjoying freedom unlike he himself. He desires to become a bangle-seller, a gardener and a watchman because he thinks that they all enjoy freedom. On the other hand, he himself is deprived of the freedom. This is is why finds other vocations interesting.

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  4. The child finds the gardener digging the ground. He does what he likes with the spade. His clothes become dirty but no one scolds him for that. And no one stops him from doing his work though it may be a sunny day or a rainy day. In other words, the child thinks that the gardener enjoys freedom. ThiRead more

    The child finds the gardener digging the ground. He does what he likes with the spade. His clothes become dirty but no one scolds him for that. And no one stops him from doing his work though it may be a sunny day or a rainy day. In other words, the child thinks that the gardener enjoys freedom. This fascinates him.

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  5. The child is attracted towards the bangle seller because he thinks that the bangle seller never hurries like him (the child himself). Unlike the child, the bangle seller has no road to take and no place to go and there is no time bound for him to return back to home. In other words, the bangle selleRead more

    The child is attracted towards the bangle seller because he thinks that the bangle seller never hurries like him (the child himself). Unlike the child, the bangle seller has no road to take and no place to go and there is no time bound for him to return back to home. In other words, the bangle seller appears to be enjoying freedom. This is what the child is attracted to while seeing the bangle seller.

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  6. When the kite gets tangled into the branches of a tree, it becomes ragged i.e. old and torn out. it loses its brightness and beauty. Read summary of The Kite Play Quiz on The Kite

    When the kite gets tangled into the branches of a tree, it becomes ragged i.e. old and torn out. it loses its brightness and beauty.

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  7. The Kite is a symbolic poem with a deeper moral. In this poem, the poet talks about our morality and brief life of humans. Like the kite, we go to heights in our youth, then we face ups and downs (as kite faces) and finally one day, we get old and die. Hence our life on earth is too short and we musRead more

    The Kite is a symbolic poem with a deeper moral. In this poem, the poet talks about our morality and brief life of humans. Like the kite, we go to heights in our youth, then we face ups and downs (as kite faces) and finally one day, we get old and die. Hence our life on earth is too short and we must accept this reality.

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