The gardener was digging the ground in the poem Vocation. Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem
The gardener was digging the ground in the poem Vocation.
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The child's mother sends him to bed in the poem Vocation. Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem
The child’s mother sends him to bed in the poem Vocation.
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The speaker craves for freedom in the poem Vocation. Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem
The speaker craves for freedom in the poem Vocation.
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The boy wants freedom of doing whatever he likes. He does not want to wake up early in the morning to go to school, he does not want to return back, he wants to get dirty and play in the rain and he desires to keep awaken in the night. In other words, he desires freedom which he is currently depriveRead more
The boy wants freedom of doing whatever he likes. He does not want to wake up early in the morning to go to school, he does not want to return back, he wants to get dirty and play in the rain and he desires to keep awaken in the night. In other words, he desires freedom which he is currently deprived of.
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The rhyme scheme of the poem Vocation is not consistent. e.g. the first four lines have the rhyme scheme ABCC. It varies throughout the poem. Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem
The rhyme scheme of the poem Vocation is not consistent. e.g. the first four lines have the rhyme scheme ABCC. It varies throughout the poem.
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The moral of the poem Vocation is child’s desire for freedom. He 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 by his parents when he makes a mistake. Hence when he sees the hawker roaming in the streets freely, gardRead more
The moral of the poem Vocation is child’s desire for freedom. He 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 by his parents 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.
But the poem also throws light on how young children are treated at homes and schools. The poet explains how a child is psychologically affected by harsh treatment. So, the poem is a lesson for parents and teachers who remain strict towards the children.
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The watchman keeps walking on the lane in the night so that no thief or robber may go to the building. Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem
The watchman keeps walking on the lane in the night so that no thief or robber may go to the building.
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He digs the ground, gets dirty and works in a sunny day as well as in rain. But no one scolds him for that. Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem
He digs the ground, gets dirty and works in a sunny day as well as in rain. But no one scolds him for that.
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The child wants to be a hawker because he thinks that the hawker enjoys his life. For him, a hawker is not bound to any rules and regulations. He does not follow strict routine and there is no one to ask him if he gets late while going to home. Thus the child desires to be a hawker. Read summary ofRead more
The child wants to be a hawker because he thinks that the hawker enjoys his life. For him, a hawker is not bound to any rules and regulations. He does not follow strict routine and there is no one to ask him if he gets late while going to home. Thus the child desires to be a hawker.
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He would roam the street freely, crying "Bangles, crystal bangles". Read summary of Vocation Play quiz on Vocation Poem
He would roam the street freely, crying “Bangles, crystal bangles”.
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