2.2 Indian Weavers : Activities

Weavers are weaving a garment early in the morning. They are so happy. They are weaving the robes of a new born child. The robes are blue as the wings of a Kingfisher. In the evening weavers are weaving a bright garment. The garment is like the bright soft feathers of a peacock. It is the marriage veil of a queen. Weavers are solemn and still at the chill night. They are weaving the shroud for a dead man’s funeral. The garment is as white as feather and cloud. 

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 Solution 

A1 

Time of the Day	Type of Garment	Colour of Garment	For Whom
Early in the Morning	...........	Blue	New Born Child
............	Marriage vels of Queen	Purple and Green	........
In the /dead Night	Dead Man's Funeral Shroud	............	Dead Man

        

Ans: 

Time of the Day	Type of Garment	Colour of Garment	For Whom
Early in the Morning	Robes of a new born Child	Blue	New Born Child
In the evening	Marriage veils of Queen	Purple and Green	Queen / Bride
In the dead Night	Dead Man's Funeral Shroud	White	Dead Man

  

A2. Complete the following web chart what weavers compare the garments being woven by them.       

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A3. Describe in your words the steps or measures that you would take to solve the problems of weavers. 

Ans: At the advent of textile industry weavers lost their work and wages. I would like to solve their problems by giving them suitable employment. I would appeal people to use handwoven clothes on certain occasions. I would like to help weavers with new technology and fashion. By adopting new measures they will compete with textile industry and get enough wages.  

A4. The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is abab. Find rhyme scheme of in the second and the third stanza and also write down the rhyming pairs of words. 

Ans:                 Rhyme Scheme             Rhyming words

Second Stanza :     ccdd                         night-bright, green-queen

Third Stanza    :     eeff                          still - chill; cloud - shroud 

A5 Compose four lines on importance of clothes. 

Ans: Importance of Clothes

 One of the basic needs is clothes. 

 Clothes we wear with much cares

To protect our body from heat, cold

And rain. Some for status to hold.  

B. Poetic Appreciation 

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A1 Complete the table showing weavers' routine.

At break of day	------	For new born child
--------------	Marriage veils.	---------------
---------------	shroud	For a dead man's Funeral

A2. Show the association between the three stages of day and life.

A3 State how parents feel at the time their daughter's marriage.

A4. Point out the rhyming words and rhyme scheme of the poem.

A5. Create 4 poetic lines on weaving a uniform.

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Answers :

A1

At break of day	Robes	For new born child
At fall of night	Marriage veils.	For a bride
In the moonlight chill	shroud	For a dead man's Funeral

A2. Three stages of the day represents the three stages of life. The morning represents the

beginning of life. The evening represents the adulthood. The chill moonlight night represents the end of life i.e. death.

A3. The parents have mix feeling at their daughter's marriage ceremony. They are happy that

their new life begins. They are sad because their daughter is parting with them.

À4 Rhyming words - day- gay wild- child night- bright green - queen still - chill cloud - shroud

Rhyme scheme : aabb

À5

Weavers, weaving at rising sun

Why do you weave a garment with fun?

With checks and colour mild

We weave the uniform for child.