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Unit 12: Indian Weavers by Sarojini Naidu

2. Write the objects of comparisons for the following: Notes

(a) as cold as .........
(b) as hot at .........
(c) as deep as .........
3. Rhythm in writing is like the beat in music. In poetry, rhythm implies that certain words
are produced more forcefully than the others and may be held for a longer duration.
Rhythm is also created by repeating words of phrases, sometimes by repeating whole
lines and sentences.
Ask a friend to read the poem aloud to you and enjoy its rhythm. Note down the words
and phrases repeated.
4. The poem has strong imagery. In other words, when we listen to it or read it, we are able
to create a clear picture in our minds like a picture of an infant wearing blue clothes.

Word-Building

Some of these are formed by adding the suffix ‘-er’ or ‘-or’ to verbs or nouns.
For example: weave (verb) + er = weaver
direct (verb) + or = director
photograph (noun) + er = photographer
Put the following words in two lists. Refer to a dictionary if you are not sure: teacher, grocer,
preacher, carpenter, engineer, driver, tailor, manager, potter, painter, actor, doctor, author.
Words formed by adding suffix Root words
Words Expressing Happy and Sad Feelings
Given below are the words that express happy and sad feelings. Put the words expressing
happy feelings in the happy face and the words expressing sad feelings in the sad face.
Refer to a dictionary, if you do not know the meaning of any of these words: sad, glad,
delighted, depressed, excited, gloomy, dejected, joyous, downcast, cheerful, annoyed, miserable,
jubilant, thrilled.
HAPPY
SAD

Did u know? Sarojini Naidu (February 13, 1879 – March 2, 1949) was a child prodigy,
a freedom fighter, and a poet. Naidu was the first Indian woman to become
the President of the Indian National Congress, the first woman to become
the Governor. She was famously known as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale
of India).
She was very active in the Indian Independence Movement and encouraged
women to participate in political life.
Her poetry, originally published, in three volumes -The Golden Threshold
(1905), The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death and the Spring (1912), and The
Broken Wing (1915): Songs of Love, Death and the Spring. Two other volumes—
The Sceptred Flute: Songs of India and The Feather of the Dawn—were published
after her death.

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