Monday, May 31, 2021

The Bangle Sellers poem Class 8th Tulip Series

 The Bangle Sellers
Sarojini Naidu
 (née Chattopadhyay; 13 February 1879 – 2 March 1949)

poem Class 8th Tulip Series

JKBOSE Solutions For Class 8 English poem 3




Bangle sellers are we who bear

Our shining loads to the temple fair...

Who will buy these delicate, bright

Rainbow-tinted circles of light?

Lustrous tokens of radiant lives

For happy daughters and happy wives.



Some are meet for a maiden's wrist,

Silver and blue as the mountain mist,

Some are flushed like the buds that dream

On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream;

Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves

To the limpid glory of new born leaves.


Some are like fields of sunlit corn,

Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,

Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,

Or, rich with the hue of her heart's desire,

Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear,

Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.



Some are purple and gold flecked grey,

For she who has journeyed through life midway

Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest

And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,

And serves her household in fruitful pride,

And worships the gods at her husband's side

                                                                            - Sarojini Naidu

JKBOSE Solutions For Class 8 English poem 3


The Bangle Sellers:

Stanza wise Explanation

Stanza 1

Bangle sellers are we who bear
Our shining loads to the temple fair…
Who will buy these delicate, bright
Rainbow-tinted circles of light?
Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,
For happy daughters and happy wives.

The poem begins with the speakers introducing themselves as bangle sellers who sell their articles at the temple fair. They call out to the people to buy their bangles. These hawkers describe their bangles as delicate, bright, rainbow-tinted circles of light. They advertise by questioning who will buy these bangles for their daughters and wives.

It is important to note here that though the speakers of the poem are several, it appears as if there is a single speaker. This is due to the fact that they all have the same purpose and are thus seen singularly as a ‘class essence’. Also, the Bangles here are called ‘lustrous tokens of radiant lives‘. It shows us the Indian tradition, where bangles are bought on special occasions and are associated with happiness and prosperity of daughters and wives.

Stanza 2
Some are meet for a maiden’s wrist,
Silver and blue as the mountain mist,
Some are flushed like the buds that dream
On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream,
Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves
To the limpid glory of new born leaves

The second stanza onward, the speakers talk of the kinds of bangles they have. Some of these bangles are suited for a maiden’s, that is, a young unmarried woman’s wrist. They are Silver and Blue in colour like the mountain mist. Some of them are ‘flushed’, that is pink and light red in colour like flower buds growing beside a woodland stream. Still others are green and glowing like the transparent beauty of new born leaves.

In Indian society, bangles have an important cultural and religious place. Different coloured bangles are worn by women in different stages of life. Blue, Silver, and Green are generally worn by young maidens. It is interesting to note that the poet here uses the words ‘flushed like the buds that dream.’ The word ‘buds’ here is suggestive of chastity. ‘Buds that dreams‘ present before us an image of young girls dreaming of marriage. In this stanza, the poet presents the stage of youth in a woman’s life.

The Bangle Sellers:

Class 8th


Stanza 3
Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart’s desire,
Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.

In the third stanza, the bangle sellers say that some of their bangles are yellow like ‘fields of sunlit corn‘. Bangles of this colour are perfect for a bride on her bridal morn. Some of the bangles they have are bright red. They represent the flame of a newly turned bride’s marriage fire, that is, the passion of her newly made relation. The red bangles also stand for her heart’s desire. The bangles are ‘tinkling, luminous, tender and clear’. They express both her joy of starting a new life with her husband and the sorrow of leaving her parents behind.


What we find striking is the use of the words ‘bridal laughter and bridal tears.’ These words convey the whole of a woman’s transition in life from a maiden to a wife and all the emotions attached with it in a single line. This stanza marks the transition of life from a maiden to a wife.

Stanza 4
Some are purple and gold flecked grey
For she who has journeyed through life midway,
Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest,
And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,
And serves her household in fruitful pride,
And worships the gods at her husband’s side.

In the final stanza of the poem The Bangle Sellers, the speakers continue to advertise their bangles. They shout that some of their bangles are purple and gold flecked grey. These are suited for a middle-aged woman who has ‘journeyed through life’. They are for her who has raised her children well, and has remained faithful to her husband and family. These bangles are, they say, perfect for she who has maintained her household with pride and “worships the gods at her husband’s side“.


The Bangle Sellers 
poem Class 8th Tulip Series
Thinking about the poem 
Questions Answers

Q.1 Who is the speaker in the poem?
Ans. A bangle seller is the speaker in the poem.

Q.2. How are the bangles described in the first stanza of the poem and who are these bangles for?
Ans. In the first stanza, the bangles are described as shining, delicate and bright. They are described as rainbow-tinted circles of light and as tokens of radiant lives. These bangles are for happy daughters and happy wives.

Q.3. The poet uses different similes for the bangles. What are these?
Ans. The poet compares the bangles to the mountain mist, to the flower buds, to the fields of sunlit corn, bridal laughter and to the bridal tear.

Q.4. Name the different colours mentioned in the poem. What do they represent?
Ans. Rainbow colours, silver, and blue, sunlit corn colour, purple and gold-flecked grey are the different colours mentioned in the poem. These colours represent the bangles suitable for different age groups of women.

Q.5. The word “some” has been repeated in the poem. What is it?
Ans. The word ‘some’ represents the different types of bangles being sold by the bangle seller.

Q.6. Explain the following lines.
Some are meet for maiden’s wrist
Silver and blue as the maintain mist

Ans. In these lines, the narrator says that some bangles are suitable for the wrist of unmarried women. Some bangles are of silver and blue colour as the mountain that is under a blanket of mist.

Long Answers Questions

Q. What are the kinds of bangles suited to young maidens?
Ans. The poem ‘Bangle Seller’ explores the imagery associated with bangles and it also speaks about women’s role in Indian society. It speaks about the strong connection between the bangles and their role in providing ‘happy daughters and happy wives’. The maiden girl likes silver and blue bangles like the mountain mist. Some girls are having countless dreams and so they are the buds. These girls are like a stream that flows in a woodland area. Some girls have the glow like fresh and transparent newly split leaves.


Q. What is the function of bangle sellers as seen in the poem “Bangle Sellers”?
Ans. The Bangle seller is selling various kinds of bangles. The bangles are delicate, colourful bright circles of light. He says that these bangles are bright and shining tokens of life. The poet repeats the word happy in ‘for happy daughter and happy wives’ to indicate that the daughters look forward to their happy marriage and the wives are happy in their married life. He has brought bangles for all the three stages in the life of an Indian woman- a maiden, an expectant bride and finally, a matured married woman. The bangle seller actually understands the choice and dreams of all the three stages in the life of an Indian woman.

LANGUAGE WORK
I. Read the poem once again and fill in the blanks as in the poem:

Bangle seller, sunlit corn, flecked grey, rainbow-tinted

Ans.1. Bangles are said to be as rainbow-tinted circles of light.

2. Some are like fields of sunlit corn.

3. Some bangles are purple and gold-flecked grey.

4. People buy these bangles from the bangle-seller.

II. The poet has used several expressions that form pictures in the reader’s mind i.e., “fields of sunlit corn” and “circles of light”. Pick out more such expressions from the poem.

Ans. Some more expressions are:
i. the maiden’s wrist.
ii. the mist of mountain.
iii. the flame of her marriage fire.
iv. bridal laughter and bridal tear.

III. Use the clues to complete the word pyramid:





Saturday, May 29, 2021

Role of Govt in Health cllass 7th Pol Science

 Political Science Class 7 

Unit 2 State Government.

Chapter 2 Role of the Government in Health

Exercise

1. In this chapter you have read that health is a wider concept than illness. Look at this quote from the Constitution and explain the terms ‘living standard’ and ‘public health’ in your own words.
An important part of the Constitution says it is the “duty of the state to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health. ”
Answer:

  1. Living Standard
    • The level of living at which they live.
      • It is a low level if the basic needs are barely satisfied.
      • If one leads a comfortable life, the living standard is said to be of a higher level.
  2. Public Health
    • Public health means the health of the general public or people.
    • The constitution ensures equal access to health t.o all without any discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, sex, religion, etc.

2. What are the different ways through which the government can take steps to provide healthcare for all? Discuss.
Answer: The government can take steps to provide healthcare for all by:

  • Increasing the number of hospitals, healthcare centres, and family welfare centres.
  • Organising free camps for the check-up of the general public.
  • Organising Pulse Polio campaigns.
  • Spreading health awareness among common people through different means. Workshops, seminars, and training camps can also prove to be effective ways.

3. What differences do you find between private and public health services in your area? Use the following table to compare and contrast these.
NCERT Solutions For Class 7 Civics Social Science Chapter 2 Role of the Government in Health Q3
NCERT Solutions For Class 7 Civics Social Science Chapter 2 Role of the Government in Health Q3.1

4. ‘Improvement in water and sanitation can control many diseases’. Explain with the help of examples.
Answer: Water and sanitation are the basic necessities for the maintenance of our health. Poor quality of water causes a lot of health problems. Similarly, poor sanitation causes many epidemics giving birth to dangerous insects and worms. Recently we saw the spread of Dengue caused by Aedes (a mosquito). Malaria is also caused by a mosquito called anopheles. Improvement in water and sanitation can control these happenings.

The Shadow Class 5th Tulip Series solutions

Questions and Answers


Q.1. Who is the speaker of the poem in my shadow?


Ans. The poem is written in the first person. Since the speaker refers to the shadow as “he”, we can assume that the speaker is male. The main activities in which the speaker is engaged are “jumping” into bed and going out to play. These activities suggest that the speaker is a child.


Q. 2. What are the changes that occur in the poet’s shadow?


Ans. The poet’s shadow becomes sometimes very short, sometimes too long, straight, erect and change its position with time.


Q. 3. What does the speaker think of his shadow in Stanza 3?


Ans. In stanza 3 of the poem “My Shadow” the speaker thinks that his shadow is a coward and sticks to his body always. The speaker says that the shadow fears everyone and sticks to him more than he ever sticks to his nurse or babysitter.


Q. 4. What did the speaker find one morning before the sun was up?


Ans. The poet has written the poem mainly for children. On a fine morning, when the poet woke up he found shining dew in every buttercup. The dews were shinning like sunshine. It made the poet very happy. This is mainly related to a child’s enthusiasm and the positive nature of them.


Q. 5. Why is the Shadow funny?
Ans. The way the shadow grows makes it funny. It does not grow like proper children. It sometimes grows tall and sometimes gets very small. It sticks to a person and follows and jumps along with him.

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