Question

Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves

To the limpid glory of newborn leaves

2. What does the word ‘some’ mean? How many stages of a woman are linked with the word ‘some’?

Which colours suit these stages?

3. What types of bangles are befitting for a maiden’s wrist? Why are silver and blue colours compared to

the mountain mist?
4. What do you understand by the phrases “bridal laughter” and “Bridal tear”? With what have they been

compared in the extract?
5. In the poem Bangle Sellers, has the poet presented the middle-aged woman in a positive or a negative

light? Justify.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Silver and blue colours have been compared to the mountain mist because a mist is characterised by freshness, beauty and purity. Thus these colours symbolise the virginity of the maidens.