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TOURIST SPOT – A POEM OF THE PEAK DISTRICT
Melissa Speed
C.3 From the text
a. How did
you feel when you read the poem for the first time?
When I read the poem for the
first time, I felt the poet’s frustration that a beautiful place that is close
to her heart is thoughtlessly encroached on by tourist.
b. My favourite
line in the poem is…
I wouldn’t want to live elsewhere
Because…
It shows the love the poet has for the tourist spot
she lives close to.
c. My
appropriate title for this poem is…
A Tourist Spot
Because,
The poem shows how tourists
have little regard for the tourist spot they drive miles to visit.
d. State
any two rules that should be followed when driving along a highway.
Stick to one lane.
Use the mirror wisely.
e. Identify
two words in the first stanza of the poem that are the opposites of each other.
Blessing
Curse
f. Does
this poem have a repeating rhyming scheme?
Yes.
g. What does the poet mean by the words
driving mode?
By driving mode the poet implies a mode where people
are driving their cars.
C.6 Answer the following questions
a. How do
you think the manager feels about the tourists visiting the peak districts?
Site examples from the poem to support your answers.
The narrator is not pleased
with the tourist visiting the peak district because they do not behave in a
responsible manner. The visitors come in cars and park them anywhere they
please. They do not leave even a patch of ground. They all do not keep in mind
that the traffic rules just to visit this splendid tourist spot.
b. The
highway code forgotten… What does the poet mean by the words I wake out? Why
has it been forgotten?
A highway code is a set of
information, guidelines and mandatory rules for driving on a highway. The
highway code applies to not only drivers but also to the riders and pedestrian.
It has been forgotten because the tourists are excited to go and visit the Peak
District.
c. Now they
are not in driving mode… What does the poet mean by the words driving mode? How
are people different when they are in the driving mode?
By the words ‘driving mode’
the poet refers to a mode in which people are driving their cars or other
vehicles, alert and aware of the road. However, in the poem, the people are no
longer in the driving mode because they are engrossed in the beauty of the
tourist space. They have forgotten that they must be alert and aware of their
actions and surroundings.
d. I’m just
baffled by the visitors/Who take so little care… Why does the narrator say this?
Cite examples from the poem that show that the visitors take very little care.
The poet says these words
because she is disheartened at how the tourists treat her home which is also a
tourist destination. She is saddened that the tourists ‘park on every clearway’,
which they would not do otherwise. She says that ‘the highway code is forgotten
as the tourists are so engrossed with the sights. She is disappointed that the
tourists treat her home carelessly.
C.7 Answer the following questions
a. It’s
both a blessing and a curse
Living near
a tourist spot… Why does the narrator say this? Discuss.
The poet lives near a tourist spot. She thinks it is both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because she is near a splendid place where others have to come from faraway places to witness this. On the other hand, living near a tourist spot can be a botheration. People come in huge number to visit this place. They come in cars and park them anywhere possible causing inconvenience for the residents.
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