Please someone solve this asap!! BANGLE SELLERS…. RTC’S 1.Bangle sellers are we who bear Our shining loads to the temple fair… Who will buy these delicate, bright Rainbow- tinted circles of light? Lustrous tokens of radiant lives, For happy daughters and happy wives. (3+3+3+3+4) (i) What is being referred to as “shining loads”? Where are they being sold? Why is especially, this place chosen? (ii) Who are the prospective buyers? What query is the speaker of the poem making? What adjectives are used to describe the articles being sold? (iii) Explain: “Lustrous tokens of radiant lives”. (iv) What colour bangle is associated with each of the following... a) A maiden b) A bride c) A middle aged matriarch. (v) What is the form of the poem? Why are the daughters and wives happy? Mention and explain a figure of speech used in this stanza. 2. Some are meet for a maiden’s wrist, Silver and blue as the mountain mist, Some are flushed like the buds that dream On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream, Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves To the limpid glory of new born leaves. (3+3+3+3+4) (i) Why has the word “some” been repeated in the poem? State the colours of the bangles meant for a maiden. (ii) What do the buds dream of? Where do they dream? How are the bangles compared to the new born leaves? (iii) Earlier, what colour bangle had been referred to? State the colours of the bangles meant for a maiden. What do the colours symbolize? (iv) What are the different stages in a woman’s life that the different coloured bangles symbolize? (v) What is the theme of the poem? In what ways does the poet make the poem vibrant and colourful? 3.Some are purple and gold flecked grey For she who has journeyed through life midway, Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest, And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast, And serves her household in fruitful pride, And worships the gods at her husband’s side. (3+3+3+3+4) (i) Who is being referred to in the extract? Which phase of the life is symbolized here? How are the bangles pertinent to this phase? (ii) What is the earlier phase mentioned? In what ways does the poet associate bangles with this phase? (iii) In the stanza before, how are bangles compared to “bridal laughter and bridal tear”? Why is the bride happy as well as sad? (iv) What fulfills the life of an Indian wife and mother? (v) Comment on the change in the life of a woman with reference to the colour of her bangles.
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1. The 'shining loads' refer to the bangles that the bangle sellers are carrying. The bangles are being sold at the temple fair. The fair has been choosen because many girls and women will be visiting the fair and so many sets of bangles can be sold there.
2. The prospective buyers are 'happy daughters and happy wives', which includes both unmarried girls and married women. The poet is wondering who would buy the bangles. The poet has used the adjectives 'bright', 'delicate', and 'rainbow-tinted' to describe the bangles.
3. When light falls on the bangles, they become brighter, or lustrous. These bangles are bought by girls and ladies in a cheerful state of mind.
4. The poet says that the silver and blue bangles are for the maidens, the yellows and reds for the new brides and the purple and greys for women of middle-age.
5. The poem has four stanzas. The first one introduces us to the bangle sellers, while the other three focus on the journey of a girl through her life. Each stanza is dedicated to a particular age group and has bangles matching the frame of mind of that age group. The rhyme scheme is AA, BB, CC, with six lines in each stanza.
6. They are happy since they are excited about the temple fair. The expression ‘Rainbow- tinted circles of light’ is a metaphor used to describe the bangles. It indicates that the bangles are bright, multicoloured, circular in shape and radiant (when light falls on them).
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1. The repetition of the word ‘Some’ is a poetic device called ‘anaphora’. It is used to add rhythm to the poem. Silver and blue bangles are meant for maidens.
2. Buds dream of blossoming and maturing. These buds are dreaming on the shady banks of a stream. The new born leaves are young and hold the promise of life. They indicate the energy and refreshing beauty of a young girl.
3. The colours meant for a maiden are dreamy (silver and blue as the mountain mist), delicate (pinkish as suggested by ‘flushed’) yet full of energy (limpid glory of new born leaves)
4. The silver and blue bangles symbolise the dreamy youthful maiden stage, free from all cares. The yellow and red bangles symbolise the stage when the girl is getting married and is going through an emotional phase. The purple and greys reflect the middle-aged ladies who have settled down in life.
Theme: The poet focusses on the journey of a woman, specifically the Indian woman, who goes through many stages in life, but each stage has its own characteristics and colours. The poet has made the poem vibrant by adding a lot of colour to it, like fields of sunlit corn and flame of her marriage flame.
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