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Very short answers, about 30-40 words each.
15.
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Speaker
How to answer:
Identify the ‘I’ of the poem and quote the phrase that reveals him.
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Answer:
The speaker is the
poet
— an attentive listener moving through Bharat. The repeated “
I hear
” shows a first-person observer who delights in the varied sounds of people celebrating their vocations.
16.
Name any four vocations mentioned in the poem.
Recall
How to answer:
Pick any four straight from the poem — no explanation is needed.
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Answer:
The poem mentions craftspersons, artisans with lutes,
carpenters
,
electricians
,
boatmen
,
shoemakers
, cooks, designers and masons. Any four of these may be written, for example: carpenter, electrician, boatman and shoemaker.
17.
Pick out one example of alliteration from the poem.
Alliteration
See Line 6
How to answer:
Quote the words and name the repeated sound.
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Answer:
“
Sailing, and singing
” (line 6) is alliteration — the same ‘
s
’ sound repeats at the start of nearby words, echoing the easy, musical rhythm of the boatmen’s work at sea.
18.
What does ‘myriad hues’ mean in the line about the craftspersons?
Vocabulary
See Line 2
How to answer:
Give the plain meaning first, then place the phrase back in its line.
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Answer:
‘
Myriad hues
’ means
countless shades of colour
. The craftspersons weave their craft “with colours and myriad hues”, showing the rich variety and beauty of handmade work — and of the vocations themselves.
