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Elective English–II

Notes particular colour. They say that the cloth that they are weaving is the colour of a halcyon’s
wings. It is beautiful and blue because it will be used for making the clothes of a newly born
child.

Self Assessment-1

1. Complete the following sentences:
The weavers are weaving the cloth for ......... .
They are compared to ......... because of the similarity of colour i.e. blue.

2. ‘Gay’ in line 2 means ‘bright’. Which mood of the weavers does it indicate?
Tick the right answer:
(a) of cheerfulness (b) of frustration
(c) of sadness
3. What is the similarity between morning time of the day and the birth of a child?

Stanza II

Weavers, weaving at fall of night ……….. veils of a queen.
In this stanza the poet asks the weavers why they are weaving a cloth late in the evening. She
asks why it is so bright and colourful. The weavers tell her that the cloth is brightly and richly
coloured like the feathers of a peacock because they are weaving it for a queen. The queen will
use this cloth to make her marriage veil.

Stanza III

Weavers, weaving solemn and still …………. man’s funeral shroud.
You must have noticed people wearing white clothes to visit a friend who has lost a loved one.
Why do we not wear bright clothes on such occasions? In the above stanza the poet asks the
weavers what they are weaving late in the night. The weavers reply that they are weaving a
thin white cloth to cover a dead body.

12.3 Appreciation

1. Do you know that a Simile is a literary device? It is used to show a comparison between
two different things because of some similarity between them. This comparison is indicated
by the words, ‘as’ or ‘like’
(a) Find the simile in stanza 2 and complete the statement:
The ......... is compared to ......... both are bright and colourful.
(b) Is there any similarity between the following pairs? Write complete phrases indicating
similies.
(a) life and sea (b) rain and music
For example: After getting a good percentage in NIOS secondary exam, Aziza’s aspirations
soared like a bird in the sky.

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