UNIT 2.2 INDIAN WEAVERS (BRAINSTORMING
ACTIVITIES FROM TEXT BOOK.)
(A1) Discuss with your partner about the
following vocations:
(a) Weaving : Weaving is a process used
to create fabric by interlacing threads. It is a method of textile production.
It is considered as a oldest form of textile production. in Indian villages,
weaving is one of the source of income which is transformed in factories.
(b)
Tailoring: it is form of giving a suitable shape and size to the clothes.
Tailor are well-known in Indian villages
as well as cities. Tailors are the father of fashion of clothes. In recent days, garments
are prepared in factories but importance of the tailors can’t be denied.
(c) Knitting : Knitting is a method by
which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric; it is used in
many types of garments. Knitting may be done by hand or by
machine. Knitting creates stitches: loops of yarn in a row, either
flat or in the round (tubular).
(d) Embroidering: Embroidery is an
ancient form of needlework that has been used worldwide to embellish
textiles for decorative and communicative purposes. In terms of form and
aesthetics, embroidery may add color, texture, richness, and
dimension
(A2) (i) Discuss the various products made by
the weavers in the poem.
Ans: In this beautiful
poem, weavers have woven the Robs, veils and shroud. With a light and soft
heart, blue in color for a newly born child, weavers have woven the Robs. Veil
is very colorful. It is for the queen. Shroud is prepared for the funeral
purpose, shroud is white in color. Weavers were very calm while forming the
shroud.
(ii) The words in the three stanzas of the
poem mention different times of a
day. Complete the table.
Time of the day
|
Words/phrases
|
Weaver’s work
|
Early morning
|
Break of day
|
Weavers weave robes for the new-born Child
|
Late in the evening
|
Fall of night
|
Weavers weave
marriage veil for queen
|
Cold night
|
Moon light chill
|
Weavers weave
shroud for dead person
|
(iii) The poem reveals three phases of life.
Fill in the blanks with feelings and
color appropriate to the phases of life. One
is done for you.
New-born / Childhood
|
Youth/
Adulthood
|
Old age/ Death
|
|
Colour
|
Blue
|
Purple and Green
|
White
|
Feeling
|
Hopes and expectations
|
Struggles and
prosperity
|
Emotionless life,
lack of feeling
|
(iv) Complete:
The weavers weave in the chill moonlight
………………………………………………………………………………………………
Ans: The weavers weaves in the chill
moonlight a shroud for the person who has lost all feeling and emotion and stand
out at the final stage of life. Word chill suggests the lifelessness and
passivity of human being.
(v) Pick out two words used to describe the
weavers in the last stanza. Also state their importance.
Ans: words Solemn and still describing the weavers
in last stanza. It suggests the state of mind of weavers as well as the
somberness of life in last stage.
(vi) Express your views about the present
condition of weavers.
Ans: In this modern industrial age, work of weavers
is faded by time. People are attracted towards the readymade textiles. They are
struggling and racing with the company made material.
(vii) Describe in your own words the steps or
measures that can be taken to
solve the problems of the weavers.
Ans: According to me, weavers
are in the condition of starving and needed more help in the form of government
schemes and funds. People should aware by leaflets about dignity of handloom
which raise the domestic production.
(viii) Express your own views and opinions
from the weavers’ point of view
and complete the following table.
Stanza
|
Activity (done by weavers)
|
Views/Opinion
|
First stanza
|
Robes for a new-born Child
|
The weavers feel light hearted, happy and
charm
Because they are welcoming new life with charm and delight.
|
Second stanza
|
Marriage Veils
for queen
|
The weavers feel bright
and promising. Because its adulthood of person where he / she tries to build
life facing many hurdles. It’s a prosperous blooming age of human with
marriage.
|
Third stanza
|
Shroud for dead
person
|
The weavers are
very calm and somber. Because they are weaving shroud for the final stage of
human being where emotion and feeling becomes no more. Life becomes
colorless.
|
3. (i) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
Ans: Rhyming
words from the poem are as below.
Day
= Gay Wild = Child
Night
= Bright Green = Queen
Still
= Chill Cloud = Shroud
(ii) Give antonyms and synonyms of the
following and make sentences of your own.
Words
|
Antonym
|
Sentence
|
Synonyms
|
sentence
|
new
|
Old
|
I had sold out my
old bike.
|
Recent
|
I have bought
recent mobile phone.
|
bright
|
Dull
|
It’s a very dull
afternoon.
|
Fresh
|
Color of the new
dress is very fresh.
|
dead
|
Alive
|
He struggles a
lot to be alive
|
No more
|
My granny is now no
more for us.
|
still
|
Active
|
Children are very
active
|
Stationary
|
Due to lock down
my car is stationary.
|
wild
|
Calm
|
He is calm by
nature.
|
Savage
|
Savage behavior of
person is highly neglectable
|
fall
|
Rise
|
Sun rises in East
|
Drop
|
Don’t drop the
book.
|
Child
|
Adult
|
Adult person is
allowed for voting in election
|
Kid
|
Modern kids have
a fond of mobile phone.
|
(iii) Make a word register for
clothes/attire/dress.
Ans: Belt, coat, dress, jacket,
jeans ,pajamas, pants, raincoat, scarf, shirt, shoes, skirt, socks, stockings, suit,
sweater, t-shirt, clothes, clothing, garments, attire, costume, outfit, ensemble, garb, turnout.etc.
(A4) (i) Complete the following table.
Figure of
Speech
|
Line.
|
Simile
|
1.Blue
as the wing of a halcyon wild,
2.
Like the plumes of
a peacock, purple and green,
3.
White as a feather and white as a cloud,
|
Imagery
|
1.
We weave the robes of a new-born child.
2.
Weavers, weaving at fall of night.
3.
Like the plumes of
a peacock, purple and green,
|
Metaphor
|
1.
Weavers, weaving at break of day.
2.
Weavers, weaving at fall of night.
3.
What do you weave in the moonlight chill
|
Alliteration
|
1.We
weave the robes of a new-born child.
2.
Like the plumes of
a peacock, purple and green.
3.
Weavers, weaving solemn and still.
|
(ii)
The rhyme scheme in the first stanza is 'aabb'. Find rhyme schemes in
the second and third stanzas.
Ans: Rhyming scheme for the second
stanza is ‘aabb’ and third stanza is ‘aabb’.
(A5) (i) The poet has asked a question at the
beginning of every stanza. Explain
the effect it creates on the reader.
Ans: Asking a question at the beginning is very
suggestive and conversational. Poet wants to known the activities of weavers
entirely. It indicates the feeling of poet and her deep sense about the
dignified activities of weavers. It creates the close conversational tone
between weavers and poet.
(ii) Write an appreciation of the poem.
Ans: Indian weavers by Sarojini Naidu is a short
poem consisting of three stanza having four lines each. The poet talks about
three types of dresses that the Indian Weavers weave at three particular times
of the day. Metaphorically each time and the dress weaved in that time
symbolizes a particular stage of life.
The poem has the rhyme scheme AABB. The poet
uses a number of literary devices to express her ideas like smile, imagery,
metaphor etc. the poem consists of a discussion between the poet and the
weavers. Sarojini Naidu has sum up the life of human beings in three main
stages by using symbols of clothes and times of the day.
(iii) Compose four lines on 'Importance of
clothes.'
Ans: Man without clothes
indicates wildhood
It’s need of us to use from the childhood.
Clothe gives us respect and identity,
To keep it clean it’s our responsibility.
PLEASE REFER WRITING SKILL FOR
FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES.
(iv) Write an appeal to use handloom products
in our daily life.
Ans: Please refer from appeal and
leaflet section.
(v) Visit a handloom factory near your
locality and write a report of it.
Ans: Please refer from news report section.
(vi) A handicraft exhibition is being
organized in your college. You are given
the task to compere the inaugural function.
Write the script for compering.
Ans: Please refer from compering
section.
(A6)
(i) Go
to your college library and collect and read the poems written by
Sarojini Naidu.
(ii) Find various career opportunities in
Small Scale Industries like Handloom,
Art and Craft, Block Printing etc.
(iii) Find out information about the Mahavastra of Maharashtra- Paithani.
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