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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:

1. Brown Path: Long barren land or Long Lonely Road.
2. Light-hearted: Cheerful; Happy; Care Free

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

6. Querulous Criticism

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.


Regards,
Prof. Chirag Jain

A special credit to my student KHUSHI for assisting me in this article. 

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