2.2 Indian Weavers - Poetic Appreciation

 

 

Write a poetic appreciation for the poem -'INDIAN WEAVERS'

 with the help of following points :                                                     (4mks)

*About the poem/poet and the title
*The theme
*Poetic style 
*The language /poetic devicesused in the poem
*Special features
*Message ,values, morals in the poem

*Your opinion about  the poem

Sarojini Naidu is one of the most famous Indian poets in English. In this poem "Indian Weavers" she glorified the Indian Weavers who are self reliant. The title of the poem is self explanatory. The poet has given spiritual and philosophical touch to this poem.She depicts her thoughts about life and death in this poem.

This poem is a short rhythemic poem of three stanzas.Each stanza consists quatrain-a set of four lines.Each stanza depicts a different time of day i.e.break of day (morning)indicates Birth and Childhood ,fall of night(evening) indicates Youth and  Adulthood and chilly moonlight
(night) indicates Old age and Death.At different time of day the weavers weave different cloths which will be used in different occasion.

The language of the poem is simple and easy to understand. The metaphorical use of language enriches the content.The use of images and different colours unveils the different shades and moods of life .The rhyme scheme of the poem is aabb ccdd eeff .The question-answer method of presentation gives a conversational tone to this poem.The poet uses here poetic devices like Similies , Metaphors,  Alliterations and Repetitions, Symbols and colour Imageries to  indicate different moods and phases of life .The poet tells here about the Indian culture as well as the philosophy of life.

Marking scheme :

Title, name of the poet.         1 mk

Theme                                       1 mk

Poetic devices                          1 mk

Value                                          1/2 mk

Opinion                                      1/2 mk

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