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The Sower
Toru Dutt
About Toru Dutt
Toru Dutt was born in 1856. She was a poet and a translator from Kolkata. India. She was educated in both England and France and wrote in both English and French. A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields, a translation of French poetry into English. was the only book she wrote that was published in her lifetime. Her other notable works were published posthumously. She passed away in 1877 at the young age of twenty one.
Sitting in a porchway cool.
Sunlight, I see. dying fast,
Twilight hastens on to rule.
Working hours have well-nigh past.
Shadows run across the lands:
But a sower lingers still,
Old, in rags, he patient stands.
Looking on, I feel a thrill.
Black and high, his silhouette
Dominates the furrows deep!
Now to sow the task Is set.
Soon shall come a time to reap.
Marches he along the plain
To and fro, and scatters wide
From his hands the precious grain:
Muse l. as I see him stride.
Darkness deepens. Fades the light.
Now his gestures to mine eyes
Are august; and strange,-his height
Seems to touch the starry skies
Available Answers
- 1.
Look at this picture and answer the questions.
- What time of the day do you think it is?
- Why does the child appear as a dark shadow?
- The word for the dark shadow is s_lh_oe_t_.
- 2.
Look at the pictures and write the action happening in each frame.
- 3.
But a sower lingers still,
Old, in rags, he patient stands.
Looking on, I feel a thrill.- Why does the sower linger?
- Who do you think is 'I' in the poem?
- How does the 'person' feel on seeing the sower? Why do you think he/she feels so?
- 4.
To and fro, and scatters wide
From his hands the precious grain;
Muse, I, as I see him strike.- Who is moving to and fro and why?
- Why does the poet say 'precious grain' rather than just grain?
- Why do you think the poet uses the phrase 'Muse I'?
- 5.
From where does the poet watch the sower?
- 6.
Pick lines from the poem that suggest that the sun is setting and it is twilight.
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30 Jan 2024Yuvraj P.