Vocation
CBSE · Class 5 · English
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About the Poem and Poet
- The poem 'Vocation' is written by Rabindranath Tagore, India's famous Nobel Prize winner
- The poem has three stanzas, each describing a different time of day and a different worker
- The speaker is a young school-going child who observes different workers
Poem Structure and Analysis
- Stanza 1: Morning at 10 AM - Child meets the hawker selling bangles
- Stanza 2: Afternoon at 4 PM - Child sees the gardener digging in the garden
- Stanza 3: Evening when it gets dark - Child observes the watchman with his lantern
Literary Devices and Language
- Simile: 'street-lamp stands like a giant with one red eye in its head'
- Repetition: Each stanza ends with 'I wish I were...'
- Imagery: Vivid descriptions of each worker and their environment
Grammar Focus
- Subject-verb agreement: 'I has' should be 'I have'
- Prepositions: 'goes for school' should be 'goes to school'
- Comparative forms: 'fast than' should be 'faster than'
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Sources & Official References
- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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