NAME OF THE TEACHER : APARNA M

NAME OF THE SCHOOL : S.D.V.G.H.S

SONG OF A DREAM
-SAROJINI NAIDU
INDIVIDUAL
READING
QUESTION 1

Who is the author of the poem ?

QUESTION 2

Who was alone in a magical wood ?

QUESTION 3

What are the spirits of peace, truth

and love compared to ?
COLLABORATIVE
READING
Magical – relating to, using, or resembling
magic
SPRANG- past of spring
GLOW- give out steady
light without flame
SCAFFOLDED
READING
QUESTION

What does the poet compare the

soulful visions to ? Comment.
PRESENTATION OF GROUP TASK

Prepare an appreciation of the

first stanza of the poem.
 PRESENTATION OF
TEACHER’S VERSION
‘Song of a dream’ is a beautiful lyric written by Sarojini Naidu. It is
written in a philosophical mood about a dream in which the poet
attains perfect peace and serenity. The poem illustrates the poet’s
longing to dwell in an idyllic place marked by the absence of any
evil or vice. Such a place an exist only in one’s dreams or
imagination. In the first seven lines, the poet describes “the
magical wood” she dreams of. In her imaginative world, the
abstract values and ideas of truth , love and peace are embodied in
tangible forms of nature.They are no more just abstract ideas, but
are discernible and palpable objects with proper shape and size. In
the poet dream, “truth” has transformed into singing birds, “love”
into glowing stars and “peace” into following streams.
 FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY

Write a poem by yourself about your

dreams ?