Song of The Open Road: Notes
Vocabulary
AFOOT (Adj): In Preparation or Progress of Happening or Beginning to Happen
Ex: Children had to go afoot because they had no money for
shoes.
Synonym: Barefoot
Antonym: Halted; Stopped
GOOD-FORTUNE (N): An Auspicious State that
Results from Favorable Outcomes
Ex: One afternoon, along with other friends, we all
had the good fortune of spending some very memorable time together
Synonym: Good Luck; Luckiness.
Antonym: Misfortune.
WHIMPER (V): Make a series of low, weak, sad,
cries, especially with fear and pain.
Ex: The dog gave a whimper of fear
Synonym: Whine; Cry
Antonym: Laugh; Roar
QUERULOUS (Adj): Complaining showing that one
is irritated in a whining manner.
Ex: She shows an impressive amount of patience when
dealing with querulous customers.
Synonym: Petulant; Complaining.
Antonym: Peevish; Equable.
CONTENT (N): State of satisfaction
Ex: I feel content at the lakeside at dusk.
Synonym: Satisfaction; Pacify.
Antonym: Dissatisfy.
CONSTELLATIONS (N): Fate/Destiny/Influential
group of people.
Ex: No two patients ever show exactly the same constellation
of symptoms
Synonym: Assemblage; Cluster.
SUFFICE (V): Be enough or adequate; Meet the
needs of
Ex: This tool will suffice as our reference
guide for both the projects.
Synonym: Sufficient.
Antonym: Inadequate.
Other Meanings:
A good phrase to use in writing skills:
My Old Delicious Burdens: Sweet memories of the past.
Figure of Speech: Paradox (where two opposing ideas are
taken together)
A burden cannot be delicious, the poet uses these words to
express that he has many sweet memories of the people and places which he would
like to remember forever.
The line suggests that carrying burdens can help a
person find meaning and understanding in themselves and the world. In the
poem the speaker's refusal to get rid of their burdens also challenges the idea
of a road trip as a way to escape from everyday life.
Figures Of Speech:
1. The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose...
Alliteration: Sound of letter ‘l’ is repeated for better poetic effect.
2. Henceforth I ask not good- fortune, I myself am good- fortune...
Repetition: Word ‘good –fortune’ is repeated for
better poetic effect.
3. Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticism…..
Tautology: ‘Complaint and Querulous’ expresses same
meanings for better poetic effect.
4. Still here…burdens
Metaphor: Burdens are indirectly compared to something delicious for better poetic effect.
5. Henceforth I….need no more – Old sweet memories are
indirectly compared to something delicious.
Climax: Words are arranged in their ascending order
of importance
Alliteration: Sound ‘k’ is repeated for better poetic
effect.
7. Strong and content I travel the open road.
Inversion: The words are not in a correct prose order.
The correct prose order is: I travel the open road strong and content.
8. Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road.
Inversion: The words are not in a correct prose
order.
The correct prose order is: I take to the open road afoot and light hearted.
9. Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous
criticisms.
Climax: Ideas are arranged in ascending order for
better poetic effect.
10. Song of the open Road –
Personification: Non-living object road is given the
human quality of singing.
Metaphor: song is indirectly compared to open road.
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