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The railroad track is miles away,
And the day is loud with voices speaking,
Yet there isn't a train goes by all day
But I hear its whistle shrieking.
All night there isn't a train goes by,
Though the night is still for sleep and dreaming,
But I see its cinders red on the sky,
And hear its engine steaming.
My heart is warm with friends I make,
And better friends I'll not be knowing;
Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take,
No matter where it's going.
-Edna St Vincent Millay
Available Answers
- 1.
Do you think the speaker in the poem is happy with her friends? Explain.
- 2.
Do you think the poet feels a bit of guilt over her obsession with trains? Why?
- 3.
What do you think the speaker in the poem is looking for when she says "there isn't a train I wouldn't take"?
- 4.
What according to you, explains the poet's fascination with trains?
- 5.
Suggest another title for the poem. Justify your choice.
- 6.
Compare the experience of going on a long journey on a train with making the same journey on any one other means of choice.