Activity on 2.2 The Indian Weavers.

 Read the extract and do all the activities.

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.

Answers :

A1

At break of day Robes For a 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 all throughout the day

What are you weaving with so much of gay

Bright colour full of checks,

We are weaving uniforms for the kids.


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