12th Arts

Div. - B & C
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
TOPIC

2.2 Indian Weaver

activity

Mrunal Ahire
2.2 Indian weaver – Activity
Activity 1 - Look at the poem and find out the time of the day
indicated in each stanza, the expression (words / phrases) that
suggest the same.

Stanza Time of the day Expression (word /

phrase)
1 Early morning Break of day
2 Beginning of the night / Fall of night
evening
3 Cold night Moon light chill.

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2.2 Indian weaver – Activity
Activity 2 –List down the questions asked by the poet in each
stanza and the weaver’s relevant answer to them.

St. Question Answer

1 Why do you weave a garment We weave the robe of newborn
so gay? child.
2 Why do you weave a garment We weave the marriage veil of
so bright? the queen.
3 What do weave in moonlight We weave a dead man’s funeral
chill? shroud.

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2.2 Indian weaver – Activity
Activity 3 - Look at the poem and complete the following table

St. type of dress Color For whom

1 Robes Blue New born child
2 Marriage veil Purple, green Queen (bride)
3 Funeral shroud White Dead man

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2.2 Indian weaver – Activity
Activity 4 – Each stanza of the poem represent the three
important stages of human life. The three times of the day are
the three stages of human life. Complete the table.

St. Time of the day Stages of life

1 Early morning birth (child hood)
2 Beginning of the night / Adulthood (Youth)
pleasurable evening
3 Cold night Death (old age)

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2.2 Indian weaver – Activity
Activity 5 – The colors used in the poem for each stage
represent (symbolize) different features of human life.
Complete the table.

St. stages Color Features of human

life
1 Childhood Blue Happiness, merry
making
2 Youth Purple, green Enthusiasm,
(bright colors) imaginative period
of life.
3 Old age White Blissful, peaceful
end of life.

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2.2 Indian weaver – Activity
Activity 6 – Look at the poem & find out the last word of every line
& list them.

Answer-
1. Stanza –
day-gay, wild- child,
2. stanza –
Night-bright, green-queen RHYMING PAIRS
3. Stanza
still- chill, cloud- shroud

Rhymes scheme of the poem

a – a, b – b
c – c, d – d
e – e, f - f

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2.2 Indian weaver – Activity
Activity 7 – Look at the poem and find out

1. What are the words repeated?

Answer-
• weavers weaving
• why do you weave a garment.
• We weave

2. What is this figure of speech called?

Answer-
Repetition – words are repeated

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