Question

Notice the stanza divisions. Do you find a shift to a new idea in successive stanza?

Answer 1

The poet has divided the poem into four parts. Every stanza focuses on a different facet of the predicament of the poor villager running a roadside stall. In the first stanza, the poet introduces the character, the reason behind his setting up a roadside stand and his plight. The second stanza focuses on how these poor farmers are exploited by the government and other social agencies. The poem explains the child-like waiting of these farmers and the attitude of the rich in the third stanza. In the last stanza, it focuses on the efforts required to change their lives.