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 2.2 Indian Weavers- Sarojini Naidu  Activity No 1 Read the given extract and complete the activity given below. (10Marks) A.1. Pick out the lines which show weavers are working the whole day and night .(02) Ans-   I Weavers , weaving at break of day, ii. Weavers , weaving at fall of night, iii. What do you weave in the moonlight chill..... A. 2. Discuss the various products made by the Weavers in the poem.(02) Ans- The Weavers make three different products in the three stanzas of the poem. In the first stanza, they make vibrant blue colour 'Robes' for a newborn child. In the second stanza, they make the 'marriage veils' for a queen. In the third stanza, they make a 'funeral shroud' for a dead man. A 3. Describe in your own words the steps or measures that can be taken to solve the problems of the Weavers.(02) Ans-  i. At Government level, schemes should be introduced to protect the interest of Weavers they should be provided subsidies just like farmers. ii. At ...

  Class-XII 2.1 Song of the Open Road - Walt Whitman Appreciation-  04Marks With the help of the following points, write a  poetic appreciation of the poem. (4) Points-   -The poet, poem & title -Theme -The language/ poetic devices used in the poem -Special features -The message, values, morals   -Opinion Ans- I. The poet, poem & title- Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist.He is often called as 'the Father of Free Verse. His major work were "Leaves of Grass" and "O Captain! My Captain!" The poem 'Song of the Open Road ' is taken from his famous collection 'Leaves of grass'. The title 'Song of the open road' is metaphorical. 'Road' is indirectly compered with 'journey of life'. It also indicates freedom, mobility and optimism tone ii. Theme- Freedom, Joy and Optimism are the major themes of this poem. Throughout the poem, the poet encourages the readers to be true to themselves and...

 New words and their meaning 1. Afoot- on foot ging, walking in motion, on the way निघालेला, तयार असलेला 2. light-hearted- free from all worries,   cheerful, care-free, मुक्त मनाने, दडपण न घेता 3. Open road- मोकळा रस्ता, freedom, mobility,  4. brown path- bare land रस्ता 5. Henceforth- from now on, hereafter यापुढे 6. Whimper - make a series of law, weak, sad cries, especially with fear and pain कुरबुर/ तक्रार करणे,  7. postpone- to stop for few days पुढे ढकलणे 8. Indoor complaints- घरगुती तक्रारी 9. libraries- private room, तक्रारी 10. querulous- complaining, showing that one is irritated  तक्रारखोर, चीडचिडा 11. Content - satisfaction समाधानी 12. constellations - Here in this context - fate/destiny नशीब,  ii. Influential groups of people प्रभावशाली लोक, नशीब,  13. Suffice- adequate, be enough  पुरेसे 14. delicious burden- sweet memories of the past. आठवणी 15.   to get rid of - मुक्त होणे