This document provides information about the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson. It includes a brief biography of Stevenson, noting that he was a renowned English poet and novelist born in 1850. The document then shares the full text of Stevenson's poem, which describes the sights that rush past from the window of a moving train. It analyzes some lines from the poem and asks comprehension questions to test the reader's understanding.

3. JIAGANG S. N. GIRLS HIGH
SCHOOL (H.S.)
CLASS : VIII ENGLISH
POEM: 1. FROM A RAILWAY
CARRIAGE

4. POEM : 1. FROM A
RAILWAY CARRIAGE

5. POET : R.L. STEVENSON

6. A PROFILE OF THE POET
 THE FULL NAME OF
R.L.STEVENSON IS
ROBERT LOUYS
STEVENSON. HE WAS A RENOWNED POET IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. HE
WAS BORN ON 13TH NOVEMBER
IN 1850. R. L .STEVENSON WAS NOT ONLY A POET BUT HE
WAS ALSO A GOOD ESSAYIST.
MOREOVER, HE WROTE NOVELS. STEVENSON WAS FOUND OF
TRAVELLING AND HE TRAVELLED MANY COUNTRIES . HE ALSO
WROTE ABOUT HIS JOURNEYS . THE TREASURE ISLAND BY
STEVENSON IS ONE OF THE BEST ADVENTURE STORIES I N
ENGLISH
LITERTAURE. ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON PASSED AWAY ON
3RD DECEMBER IN 1894.

8. FROM A RAILWAY
CFaAsteRr tRhanI A fairGiesE, f a ster then witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches,
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows, the horses and cattle.
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain ;
And ever again , in the wink of an eye
Painted stations whistle by.
All by himself and gathering brambles ;
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes,
And there is the green for strangling daisies !

10. Here is a cart run away in
the road,
Lumping along with man
and load,
And here is a mill, and
there is a river;
Each a glimpse and gone
for ever !
-R. L. STEVENSON

13. B R I D G E

14. FROM A RAILWAY
CARRIAGE
Faster than fairies, faster
then witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges
and ditches,
And charging along like
troops in a battle,
All through the meadows, the
horses and cattle.

19. FROM A RAILWAY
CFaAsteRr tRhanI A fairGiesE, f a ster then witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches,
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows, the horses and cattle.
All of the sights of the hill and the
plain
Fly as thick as driving rain ;
And ever again , in the wink of an eye
Painted stations whistle by.

24. FROM A RAILWAY
CFaAsteRr tRhanI A fairGiesE, f a ster then witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches,
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows, the horses and cattle.
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain ;
And ever again , in the wink of an eye
Painted stations whistle by.
All by himself and gathering brambles ;
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,
Here is a tramp who stands and gazes,
And there is the green for strangling daisies !

26. FROM A RAILWAY
CAFasRterR tIhAan GfairiEes, faster then witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches,
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows, the horses and cattle.
All of the sights of the hill and the plain
Fly as thick as driving rain ;
And ever again , in the wink of an eye
Painted stations whistle by.
Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

30. Here is a cart run away in
the road,
Lumping along with man
and load,
And here is a mill, and
there is a river;
Each a glimpse and gone
for ever !
-R. L. STEVENSON

35. QUESTION HOUR
1. Say whether the following
statements are true / false :
1. The witches run faster then the train : False
2. The cart mentioned in the poem
was empty : False
3. The train is faster then fairies : T rue

36. 2. The poet has used a number of
words in order to bring out the effect
of a moving train . Make a list of
these words :
ANSWER. ** Faster
** Charging
** Wink of an eye
** Whistle by
** Glimpse
** Driving
*** Fly

37. PRESENTATION : BY
B. LALITA MANDAL
(A.H.M.)
ANKITA CHARKARBORTY
(A.T.)