Indian Weavers

Figure of Speech

Weavers, weaving at break of day,

Why do you weave a garment so gay?……

Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,

We weave the robes of a new-born child.

Weavers, weaving at fall of night,

Why do you weave a garment so bright?……..

Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,

We weave the marriage-veils of a queen.

Weavers, weaving solemn and still,

What do you weave in the moonlight chill……

White as a feather and white as a cloud,

We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud.

– Sarojini Naidu

Figure of Speech

1)Weavers, weaving at break of day,

Ans : Alliteration

2)Why do you weave a garment so gay?……

Ans: Interrogation

3)Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild,

Ans: Simile

4)We weave the robes of a new-born child

Ans: Alliteration

5)Weavers, weaving at fall of night,

Ans : Alliteration

6)Why do you weave a garment so bright?……..

Ans: Interrogation

7)Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green,

Ans: Simile, Alliteration

8)Weavers, weaving solemn and still,

Ans: Alliteration

9)What do you weave in the moonlight chill……

Ans: Interrogation

10)White as a feather and white as a cloud,

Ans: Simile, Repetition

11)We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud

Ans: Alliteration