2.2 Activities on 'Indian Weavers''

Read the extract and do the activities that follow :                      [10mks]

Indian Weavers

Weavers, weaving at break of day,

Why do you weave a garment so gay?......

Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,

We weave the robes of a new-born child.

Weavers, weaving at fall of night,

Why do you weave a garment so bright?........

Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,

We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.

Weavers, weaving solemn and still,

What do you weave in the moonlight chill......

White as a feather and white as a cloud,

We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud.

                                                        - Sarojini Naidu

A1) Global Understanding                                                        [2mks]

Complete the table-

Time of day	Colour	Phase of Life
break of day
	Purple and Green
		Old-age and Death

Answer :

Time of day	Colour	Phase of Life
break of day	Blue	Birth(childhood)
fall of night	Purple and Green	Youth and adulthood
chilly night	White	Old-age and Death

A2) Inference/ Interpretative/ Analysis                                   [2mks]

'Indian Weavers' is a metaphorical poem.- Expain.

 

Ans- 'Indian Weavers' is a metaphorical poem because throughout the whole 

         poem the poet has used metaphors to indicate different phases of life. Here,

         'break of day' is implicitly compared to 'birth'(childhood), 'fall of night' is

         implicitly compared to 'youth and adulthood' and chilly night is implicitly 

         compared to 'old age and death'. Thus, the poet very beautifully used metaphor

         in this poem.

A3) Personal Response                                                              [2mks]

Write your own experience when you visited any artisan(craftsman).

A4) Poetic Devices                                                                      [2mks]

Match the following

Column A	Column B
1. Weavers, weaving at break of day	a. Alliteration
2. White as a feather and white as a cloud	b. Simile
3. Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild      We weave the robes of a new-born child.	c. Repetition
4. Like the plumes of peacock, purple and green	d. Metaphor

Ans- 1 - d , 2 - c , 3 - b , 4 - a 

A5) Poetic Creativity                                                                [2mks]

Compose the four poetic lines on your own on any artisan(craftsman).

Ans-

          What are you doing o ye Sculptor?

          Carving a figure, attention to capture.

          Do you think will it touch the heart of many?

          As everyone is running today after penny.