What does the poem Bangle sellers represent about Indian Culture according to 10 marks
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What is being referred to as ‘shining loads’? Who is bearing them?
Ans. The bundle of brightly coloured bangles is referred to as shining loads. The bangles are a sign of happiness and brightness in a woman’s life. The bangle sellers are carrying this load to the temple fair for selling them to women of all age groups.
Where are the bangle sellers trying to sell these bangles? Whom are they calling to buy them?
Ans. The bangle sellers are the speakers in the poem. These are the people who carry the bangles to sell them at the temple fair. They call out to their prospective buyers who are women of all age groups to buy their rainbow-coloured circles of light. They are happy to do so as they are aware that these bangles are a token of happiness for a woman.
List the words used to represent the bangles.
Ans. The bangle sellers are the speakers in this poem. They are selling the bangles at a temple fair to women of all age groups. They refer to the bangles as ‘lustrous circles of radiant life’ which means that the bangles are symbolic of a bright life. They call the bangles as ‘delicate, bright rainbow-tinted circles’ as they are colourful. They also call the bangles as ‘shining load’ addressing the lustre it will add to a woman’s life.
What do we understand from the line ‘tranquil brow of a woodland stream’?
Ans. The poetess has described bangles worn by a woman in different stages of her life. She has related the beauty and simplicity of a maiden with buds that are about to blossom.
An unmarried girl wears bangles of the colour of blooming buds that are growing near the calm stream flowing in the woods.
Explain ‘limpid glory of newborn leaves’.
Ans. The poetess Sarojini Naidu has described the colour of bangles worn by a maiden. She has compared the freshness and purity of a young girl with that of newborn leaves. She remarks that they wear shining green bangles whose freshness is close to the vivid beauty of newborn tender leaves which look like a transparent green glass sheet.
Why are silver and blue colours compared to the mountain’s mist?
Ans. According to the poetess, the bangles of maidens are always new and bright. They are pure and untouched which look extremely beautiful around their wrists. They usually produce silver and blue reflections similar to those of the mountain mist that makes the mountain look like the hands of a lady decorated with silver and blue bangles.
What do we understand from the phrases ‘bridal laughter’ and ‘bridal tear’?
Ans. As the poetess describes different stages in a woman's life, she also remarks about the emotions of a bride on the day of her marriage. The words 'bridal laughter' and 'bridal tear' suggest the emotional feelings of a bride. She laughs as she is going to start a new life, but, at the same time, she sheds tears as she has to leave her parent's house to live with her husband and in-laws.
Name and explain the figure of speech used in the line ‘Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear’.
Ans. Simile. Two objects or things of different kinds having common qualities are compared with each other using words such as 'like' and 'as'.
Which figurative language is used in the line ‘Who will buy these delicate, bright rainbow-tinted circles of light?’
Ans. Metaphor. It is a figure of speech in which two different objects are compared with each other but the comparison is implied.
What is the idea behind the phrase ‘fruitful pride’?
Ans. The poetess uses the phrase to refer to the middle-aged woman who fulfils all her duties. A woman has been a caring daughter, loving bride, responsible wife and mother. She has carried out all her responsibilities with perfection, and she feels proud of her performance of household duties. Considering this, the poetess has mentioned the phrase 'fruitful pride' for the middle-aged woman.
Long Answer Questions
Why are silver and blue colours compared to the mountain’s mist?
Ans. According to the poetess, the bangles of maidens are always new and bright. They are pure and untouched which look extremely beautiful around their wrists. They usually produce silver and blue reflections similar to those of the mountain mist that makes the mountain look like the hands of a lady decorated with silver and blue bangles.
What do we understand from the phrases ‘bridal