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what does the poem Dacca gauzes by agha Shahid Ali reflect the memory of lost object and how they could never be recompensatedforwhat does the poem Dacca gauzes by agha Shahid Ali reflect the memory of lost object and how they could never be recompensatedfor​

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The poem “Dacca Gauzes” by Agha Shahid Ali reflect the memory of last objects and how they could never be compensated for, is an immediate sense of being physically distanced in time that is the reference to how even his grandmother had only worn the cloth once; the art has truly been lost for generations. A significant detail is added in the form of the test of authenticity for a genuine work of Dacca gauze: it is so fine that all six yards of it can be pulled through a finger ring. The term “heirloom sari” also suggests that art is a legacy, and the Dacca gauzes are an art form that is a legacy that should not have been lost. As the speaker’s grandmother says “no one now knows what it was to wear or touch that cloth.” The description using the words “wear” and “touch” indicate that the art has been lost since there is now no empirical referent for what the cloth had felt like when experienced through the senses. The image of the cloth being pulled through a ring also sets up an antecedent for the magic realist image that the poem ends with, and introduces an image in ‘real’ and tangible terms to set up an image that cannot be experienced in the same way. Ali continues to write of the general in terms of the particular by describing the fate of the heirloom sari that had been worn by his grandmother.

The sari is therefore transformed into several different miniature pieces of work that are new forms of art in their own right, although their purpose is to preserve the artistry of the original piece. The line “Those too now lost” reveals the failure of the attempt to preserve the gauze; its fragmented form has no more hope of surviving than the original had. The conversion of the sari into handkerchiefs has an echo of the idea of partitioning a country as the ruling government collapses and the country gains independence: even though the idea seems well-intentioned, it leads to loss  and the original can never be reclaimed in its fragmented form.

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Answer 2

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Robert Pinsky, a former poet laureate, recalls his buddy and fellow poet Agha Shahid Ali.

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Dacca Gauzes

• The poem "Dacca Gauzes" by Agha Shahid Ali refers to how even his grandmother had only worn the cloth once; the art has truly been lost for generations.
• It reflects the memory of last objects and how they could never be replaced.
• It also gives the reader an immediate sense of being physically removed in time.
• A key component is the fact that a genuine piece of Dacca gauze must pass the test of authenticity by being so thin that all six yards of it may fit through a finger ring.
• The phrase "heirloom sari" also implies that art leaves a legacy, and the Dacca gauzes are an example of an art form that should not have been lost.

• "No one now knows what it was to wear or touch that cloth," the speaker's grandmother claims.
• The use of the words "wear" and "touch" in the description suggests that the art has been lost because there is no longer an empirical reference point for how the fabric felt when it was touched with the senses.
• Additionally, the picture of the cloth being pulled through a ring establishes a precedent for the magic realist image that the poem closes with and offers an image in real and physical terms to establish an image that cannot be experienced in the same manner.

• By narrating what happened to the family heirloom sari that his grandmother had worn, Ali continues to write about the general in terms of the specific.

• In order to preserve the artistry of the original item, the sari is therefore turned into a number of different miniature works that are new forms of art in their own right.
• The phrase "Those too now lost" highlights the futility of the preservation effort because the fragmented gauze has no better chance of surviving than the whole piece did.
• The idea of separating a country as the governing government falls and the country obtains independence is echoed in the conversion of the sari into handkerchiefs: even if the idea sounds well-intentioned, it results in loss and the original can never be regained in its fragmented state.

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