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Elective English–II

Notes

Did u know? All of us experience happy and sad moments in life. When we are happy,
we share our happiness with everyone. What can we do when we are sad
or depressed? How do we cope with our negative emotions? Here are
some suggestions given by researchers. These suggestions include some
self-help techniques. Be positive. Avoid being critical of yourself. Take
interest in others. Involve yourself in some physical activity like walking,
running, cycling, dancing etc. Listen to your favourite music or watch
your favourite TV programme. Pursue a hobby like painting, gardening,
stitching etc. Involve yourself in some constructive activity.

Weaving is a central activity in the poem. Is it because life is a weave of events? Weaving was
an important activity in the poet’s time. Gandhiji also advocated the use of Charakha in every
household.

Do you know why? What was the Charakha a symbol of?
Try to find the answer and write five lines about what the charakha is a symbol of. Why did
Gandhiji advocate it?

In this poem, you read about the different stages of life that bring joys and sorrows. You also
learnt ways of sharing happiness and excitement and ways with negative feelings and emotions.

Self Assessment-2

1. In this poem, the poet is describing the three stages of life. She relates them to dresses
and their colours. She also compares the changes in life to the changes in a day.
Complete the blanks on the basis of your understanding of the poem.
(a) Daybreak

Stage of life ......... Colour of cloth .........
(b) Colour of cloth—purple and green
Time of day ......... Stage of life .........

(c) Midnight
Stage of life ......... Colour of cloth .........
2. The words/phrases that suggest different moods in the poem:
funeral, marriage veil, shroud, break of day, purple and green, white, garment gay, dead
man, solemn and still, bright, plumes of a peacock
Put these expressions in two columns:
(a) Words/expressions conveying joy

(b) Words/expressions conveying sorrow
3. 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 mind like an image of infant wearing blue clothes. Listen
to the poem again and write down the images created in your mind.

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