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Nightfall in the CIty of Hyderabad
Sarojini Naidu
About Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu (13 February 1879−2 March 1949) was a renowned Indian Poet, political activist, and an eminent figure in India 's struggle for Independence from British Raj. Naidu has penned many poems, both for children and adults. The themes of love, life, death, patriotism, women's freedom, religion, relationships occupy prominent place in her writings. Some of her famous anthologies are The Golden Threshold, The Bird of Time: Songs of life, Death, and the Spring, and The Broken Wing: Songs of Love, Death, and the Spring. Her poetry on India was so rich in its colour, vibrancy, imagery, and lyricism that it got her the sobriquet 'the Nightingale of India' of 'Bharat Kokila'.
See how the speckled sky burns like a pigeon's throat,
Jewelled with embers of opal and peridot.
See the white river that flashes and scintillates,
Curved like a tusk from the mouth of the city-gates.
Hark, from the minaret, how the muezzin's call
Floats like a battle-flag over the city wall.
From trellised balconies, languid and luminous
Faces gleam, veiled in a splendour voluminous.
Leisurely elephants wind through the winding lanes,
Swinging their silver bells hung from their silver chains.
Round the high Char Minar sounds of gay cavalcades
Blend with the music of cymbals and serenades.
Over the city bridge Night comes majestical,
Borne like a queen to a sumptuous festival.
−Sarojini Naidu
Available Answers
- 1.
Fill in the blanks with words from thee poem.
- The speckled sky seems like a ____________________________ adorned with ____________________________.
- The white river is compared to ____________________________, which comes out of ____________________________.
- The battle-flag, which is ____________________________, is hoisted from ____________________________.
- People are happy seeing the ____________________________.
- The elephants are wearing ____________________________.
- 2.Justify the title of the poem.
- 3.How has the poet used personification in the poem? Give reference to each use of personification and explain.
- 4.What other figures of speech have been used in the poem? How and where are they used?
- 5.What, according to you, is the theme of the poem?
- 6.What can be an alternate title for the poem? Give reason (s) for your answer.
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