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Question 1 : Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“What do you sell, O ye merchants?
Richly your wares are displayed.
Turbans of crimson and silver,
Tunics of purple brocade,
Mirrors with panels of amber,
Daggers with handles of jade.”
i) Do you think that the poet has realistically depicted the Indian markets?
Answer : Yes, the poet has realistically depicted the bazaars of Hyderabad. She adds a touch of vibrancy to the words in order to make it more attractive. The variety of activities and its colorfulness is vividly presented by the poetess to present an awesome picture of Indian culture. She describes the different occupations of people and the beautiful things they sell. She makes it lyrical and wonderful.
ii) Who is the speaker? What do you think of the speaker?
Answer : The speaker is a spectator looking admiringly at the richly laden things in the bazaars of Hyderabad. The speaker seems to observe what different people from different occupations do, how they sell their wares and the use of these things in one’s daily life. She seems to be an admirer of grandeur and royalty.
iii) What is the role of the merchants?
Answer : The role of the merchants is to sell different things bought from foreign lands in the bazaars of Hyderabad. They sell things like turbans of crimson and silver, tunics of purple brocade and so on.
These merchants are rich men and what they are selling is for the rich as the common people cannot afford to buy all these products.
iv) What is the speaker talking about?
Answer : The speaker is talking about the magnificence of the bazaars in Hyderabad. The speaker explains how different people sell different things. She has presented lively pictorial scenes of merchants, vendors, pedlars, goldsmiths, fruitmen and flower girls selling their goods. She is enamoured by the sheer magnanimity of the markets.
v) Name the poem and the poet. Do you think that the speaker is awed by the bazaars of Hyderabad?
Answer : The name of the poem is ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’ and the name of the poet is Sarojini Naidu. Yes, the speaker is awed by the magnificence and grandeur of the things sold in the markets of Hyderabad. The way she describes them shows her state of mind. She uses the word ‘Richly’ for the products.
Question 2 : Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“What do you weave, O ye flower girls
With tassels of azure and red?
Crowns for the brow of a bridegroom,
Sheets of white blossoms new-garnered
To perfume the sleep of the dead.”
i) Do you think that the role of the flower girls is justified? Give reasons.
Answer : Yes, the role of the flower girls is justified as it gives a real picture of the flower girls we see every day. They wreath flowers both for the newly wedded couple and for the graves of the dead people.
The poet not only points out the beauty of the market which is similar to that of assorted flowers available in the market but are also significant in terms of its diverse colours which signify the diversity of Indian culture.
ii) Name the poem and the poet. What do the colours ‘red’ and ‘white’ signify?
Answer : The name of the poem is ‘In the Bazaars of Hyderabad’ and the name of the poet is Sarojini Naidu. The colours ‘red’ and ‘white’ are completely opposed to each other. While ‘red’ signified love and attraction for the bride and bridegroom, ‘white’ signifies peace for the dead people in their graves.
iii) What do the flower girls prepare for the bridegroom. Why?
Answer : The flower girls prepare a crown as an ornament for the brow of the bridegroom and chaplets to garland his bed. They do this to decorate the bed for the first night.
iv) Explain the line, “To perfume the sleep of the dead.”
Answer : The line “To perfume the sleep of the dead” means that the flower girls prepare sheets of white garlands to adorn the graves of the dead people in their last journey. It is believed that the flowers which are put on the dead bodies or on the grave, give a soothing feeling to the dead in their eternal sleep.
v) What do the flower girls do? Juxtapose the idea of the flowers used for different purposes.
Answer : The flower girls weave with tassels of azure and red. They make crowns for the bridegroom and chaplets to garland his bed. The flower girls, on the one hand make garlands to decorate the bed of the bride and the bridegrooms, while on the other hand, they make sheets of white flowers to adorn the graves of the dead. They do both the tasks with the same dedication.