CLASS 5 - INDIAN WEAVERS

INDIAN WEAVERS

BY SAROJINI NAIDU

EX A1.

Q1.

A1.At the break of the day,the weavers weave robes for a newborn child.

Q2.

A2.At the fall of the night ,the weavers weave purple and green marriage veils for the queen.

Q3.

A3.In the moonlight chill ,the weavers weave a dead man's funeral shroud.

Q4.

A4.Blue as the wing of a wild halcyon,purple and green as the plumes of a peacock, white as a feather and white as a cloud are the phrases that tell us the colour of the garment being weaved.

EX A2.

1.The poetess says the weaver started their work in the early morning and they make bright blue garments like the colour of a wild halcyon's wings.When poetess asks the question ,the weaver says that they are weaving the garment for a new born child.It relates to the childhood of a person.

2.At night ,the weavers are weaving attractive garments in purple and green like plums of a peacock. When the poetess asks the weavers , they say that it is the marriage veil of a queen.This suggests the youth of a human being.

3.The garment is white in colour like a feather or a cloud. The weaver are weaving the shroud of a dead man. It clearly indicates the declining age of a person.
 

EX B1. Answer in one word.

1. PHYSICIAN
2. ACCOUNTANT
3. GEOLOGIST
4. ASTRONAUT
5. DRAMATIST
6. ARCHAEOLOGIST
7. SURGEON
8. ARCHITECT