Question

What is the summary of the poem "Street Cries'" by Sarojini Naidu?

Answer 1

Street Cries refer to the shouts rendered by hawkers on the streets to sell their merchandise. The hawkers start their cries at the break of dawn. They have many things such as bread and fruit to satiate the hunger of fasting men and women. There are also flowers for women to adorn their hair.

The hawkers do not stop their cries even when their throats run dry shouting out for prospective customers and they crave for some liquid to get solace from the scorching heat. Even the cuckoo’s sweet music is drowned by the street cries.

At the same time, when twilight dawns, lovers enjoy each others’ company sitting on roof tops oblivious to the sad plight of the hawkers struggling to sell their wares.

Answer 2

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