ASSIGNMENT
1. Who is the speaker in the poem The Gift of India ? Who is address
and why? What is the purpose of the speaker ?
Value Points
• Mother India, the speaker
• the erstwhile British rulers of India addressed
• the sacrifices of Indian soldiers conveniently
forgotten
the purpose is to express the sense of grief and pride
Answers
Answer:
the speaker of poem the gift of india is the mother india. this is adressed to foreigners especially the british. the purpoase of the speaker is that mother india has not witholded anything from anyone but she sacrficed her brave sons to british to fight the world war 1
The poet suggests that the speaker, despite her sadness and deep rooted anguish, is proud of her sons who have fought bravely and brought victory. ... The poet says that the people of the warring nations can never comprehend the small hope that comforts these mothers from the pain of praying for their sons' safety.
The Gift of India is a poignant and patriotic poem by the Sarojini Naidu which praises the sacrifices made my the Indian soldiers in World War I . Dealing with the theme of courage and selfless sacrifice, The Gift of India is also an ode to the unsung heros, the children of Mother India who laid their lives for others.
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