The Bangle Sellers
written by SAROJINI NAIDU.
The Text:
Bangle sellers are we who bear
Our shining loads to the temple fair…
Who will buy these delicate, bright
Rainbow-tinted circles of light?
Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,
For happy daughters and happy wives.
Some are meet for a maiden’s wrist,
Silver and blue as the mountain mist,
Some are flushed like the buds that dream
On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream,
Some are aglow wth the bloom that cleaves
To the limpid glory of new born leaves
Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart’s desire,
Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.
Some are purple and gold flecked grey
For she who has journeyed through life midway,
Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest,
And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,
And serves her household in fruitful pride,
And worships the gods at her husband’s side.
Text Book Page Number: 19
First Semester – এ কবিতা থেকে 3 নম্বরের প্রশ্ন থাকবে।।
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
1. The poet of the poem, ‘The Bangle Sellers’ is- a) Sarojini Naidu b) Toru Dutt c) Kamala Das d) Jhumpa Lahiri.
Ans: a)
Question: ‘The Bangle Sellers’ was published in – a) 1902 b) 1912 c) 1918 d) 1922
Ans: b)
Question: The bangle sellers sell their bangles in a/the – a) city market b) temple fair c) roadside d) train compartment.
Ans: b)
Question: The bangle sellers are carrying the bangles – a) one-coloured bangles b) two-coloured bangles c) multicoloured bangles d) none of these
Ans: c)
Question: The bangle sellers are carrying their bangles – a) on their heads b) on horse back c) in carts d) on their bicycles.
Ans: a)
Question: The bangle sellers are – a) affluent b) lazy c) hard-working d) disciplined.
Ans: c)
Question: The ‘Rainbow-tinted circles of light’ refers to – a) the maiden b) the bride c) the middle-aged woman d) bangles.
Ans: d)
Question: The colourful bangles are the symbol of – a) happiness b) sadness c) depression d) suffering.
Ans: a)
Question: “Silver and blue-coloured bangles” are compared to the – a) rainbow-tinted circles b) radiant lives c) mountain mist d) bloom that cleaves.
Ans: c)
Question: The colour related to the life of a young maiden is – a) blue b) pink c) silver d) yellow.
Ans: a)
Question: Silver and blue colours symbolize – a) the freshness of young maiden b) love and care to husbands c) heart’s content d) blooming beauty of growing age.
Ans: a)
Question: The shining bangles are resembled to – a) sunlit corn b) marriage fire c) woodland stream d) new born leaves.
Ans: b)
Question: In the third stanza, the bangle sellers describe the bangles, suitable for a – a) bride on her bridal morning b) young unmarried girl c) married woman d) middle-aged woman.
Ans: a)
Question: The symbolic significance of the bangles, mentioned in the third stanza is – a) love and hate b) happiness and sorrow c) tranquility d) limpid.
Ans: b)
Question: In the third stanza, the bangle sellers depict that the colour of the bangles are of – a) green like fields of com b) reddish yellow flame of marriage c) gold-flecked grey d) both a and b.
Ans: b)
Question: Along with yellow, the other colour that the speaker uses in the third stanza is – a) blue b) pink c) black d) reddish.
Ans: d)
Question: The colour red allegorically hints at – a) blood b) heart’s desire c) hate d) battle.
Ans: b)
Question: The golden or yellow coloured bangles are suitable for a – a) bride b) groom c) maiden d) none of these.
Ans: a)
Question: The typically middle-aged woman is a – a) widow b) young unmarried girl c) mother d) little girl.
Ans: c)
Question: The colour suitable for a middle-aged woman is – a) reddish yellow colour b) rainbow colour c) silver and blue colour d) purple and gold colour.
Ans: d)
Question: An Indian wife and mother takes care of her family with – a) enmity b) detaste c) pride d) faithfulness.
Ans: c)
Question: She prays to the gods at her – a) husband’s side b) daughter’s side c) son’s side d) mother’s side.
Ans: a)
Question: The narrator of this poem is- a) the poet b) the maiden c) the bride d) the bangle sellers.
Ans: d)
Question: The core theme of the poem is – a) love and hate b) poverty and struggle c) tradition and culture d) god and husband.
Ans: c)
Question: The aim of the bangle sellers at the fair is- a) to earn profit b) to spread the message of their presence c) to attract customers d) to add beauty and joy
Ans: c)
Question: “Bangle sellers are we who bear.” Here ‘we’ refers to – a) the poet b) the bangles c) the bangle sellers d) the maiden.
Ans: c)
Question: “Rainbow-tinted circles of light.” Here the phrase refers to – a) the bangles b) the bangle sellers c) the poet d) the sunlight.
Ans: a)
Question: “Some are meet for a maiden’s wrist,” Here ‘a maiden’ refers to a/an – a) married girl b) unmarried girl c) little lad d) aged woman.
Ans: b)
Question: The word ‘some’ has been referred to in this poem to represent – a) the diferent types of bangles b) the same type of bangles c) the faded bangles d) the blue-coloured bangles.
Ans: a)
Question: “And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast.” Here ‘her’ refers to – a) a young girl b) a widow c) a middle-aged woman d) an old woman.
Ans: c)
Question: What do the bangles represent in the poem? – a) feminine beauty b) matriarchal society c) patriarchal society d) masculine beauty.
Ans: a)
Question: What are the “rainbow-tinted circles of light’ called? – a) the rings b) the earrings c) the necklaces d) the bangles.
Ans: d)
Question: What natural object does the poet compare the bangles to in the poem? – a) the star b) the river c) the rainbow in the sky d) the tree.
Ans: c)
Question: What emotions do the bangles evoke in the poem? – a) joy and sorrow b) hate and admire c) peace and happiness d) love and care.
Ans: a)
Question: How do the bangle sellers attract customers? – a) by whistling sounds b) by tinkling sounds c) by roaring sounds d) by hissing sounds.
Ans: b)
Question: “Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,” The word ‘lustrous’ in the line means- a) shining b) dull c) faded d) foggy.
Ans: a)
Question: “Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,” The word ‘tokens’ in the line means- a) expressions b) signs c) bribes d) numbers.
Ans: b)
Question: “Some are meet for a maiden’s wrist, ” The word ‘meet’ means – a) attractive b) decorate d) suitable d) adorn.
Ans: c)
Question: “Some are flushed like the buds that dream.” The word ‘flushed’ means- a) blue-coloured b) yellow coloured c) green-coloured d) red-coloured .
Ans: d)
Question: “On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream,” The word opposite in meaning to “tranquil’ is – a) loud b) sticks up c) clings away d) adheres of.
Ans: a)
Question: “To the limpid glory of new born leaves.” The word “limpid’ means- a) unclear b) murky c) dense d) clear.
Ans: d)
Question: “Or, rich with the hue of her heart’s desire,” The word ‘hue’ means- a) smell b) fragrance c) colour d) paleness.
Ans: c)
Question: “Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear.” The word ‘tinkling’ is an example of the figure of speech – a) onomatopoeia b) oxymoron c) pun d) allusion.
Ans: a)
Question: “Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest.” The word ‘cherished’ means- a) disliked b) likened c) enjoyed d) despised.
Ans: c)
Question: “And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,” The phrasal verb to ‘cradled’ is – brought out b) brought down c) brought along d) brought up.
Ans: d)
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