Question

Read the poem given below and complete its paraphrase with suitable phrases in the
given blanks.
1. 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.
At (i)……………………. the weavers weave a robe for a
(ii)…………………………….a beautiful bright veil for a marriage at evening and at the
chillness (iii)……………… they weave a funeral shroud. The day-break represents
(iv)…………………… of life while the fall of night signifies man’s (v)…………………..

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

a bright blue

b fall of night

c weavers

d garments are light like feathers

e infancy, youth and death