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"Rise brothers, rise; the wakening skies pray to the morning light,
The wind lies asleep in the arms of the dawn like a child that has cried all night."
a) Who is speaking here?
The poetess of the poem, Sarojini Naidu, is the speaker here.
b) Whom is the speaker asking to rise?
The speaker Sarojini Naidu is asking the fishermen, whom she thinks as her own brothers, to rise.
c) Name the rhyme scheme used here.
A rhyme scheme is an important poetic device of a poem. The rhyme scheme used here is aa.
d) Why is the speaker asking to rise?
Sarojini Naidu is asking the fisher folks to wake up as the day has revealed its light. It is time for the fishermen to join the fishing adventure and set out into the sea.
Coromandel Fishers
The above stanza is from the poem 'Coromandel Fishers' written by Sarojini Naidu. In this poem, Naidu expresses the lives of fishermen and their struggles. She considers the fisher folks like her brothers and calls them the kings of the sea for they proudly hold the responsibility to take care of the sea, their very mother.