ABOUT THE
POET
POET
· E-Yeh-Shure
·
Born – 1926 , New
Mexico, United States
Born – 1926 , New
Mexico, United States
·
Even known as –
Louise Abeita Chewiwi or Blue corn.
Even known as –
Louise Abeita Chewiwi or Blue corn.
·
She is an
American writer, poet and educator
She is an
American writer, poet and educator
·
Famous work – “I
am a pueblo Indian Girl”
Famous work – “I
am a pueblo Indian Girl”
STANZAWISE
EXPLANATION
EXPLANATION
STANZA – ONE (1)
The poet says that the real beauty can be seen in the
sunlight, trees, and birds, in corn growing; people working or people dancing
for the harvest. The poet does not agree with the traditional thinking about
beauty.
sunlight, trees, and birds, in corn growing; people working or people dancing
for the harvest. The poet does not agree with the traditional thinking about
beauty.
STANZA – (2)
Now the poet is talking about how beauty can be heard. According
to her beauty can be heard at night when the wind signs and when the rain falls
and when a singer signs in earnest from the core of his heart.
to her beauty can be heard at night when the wind signs and when the rain falls
and when a singer signs in earnest from the core of his heart.
STANZA – THREE
(3)
(3)
The poet says in the concluding stanza that beauty lies in
ourselves; in good deeds, happy thoughts which are repeated in our dreams and
in our work and even in our rest.
ourselves; in good deeds, happy thoughts which are repeated in our dreams and
in our work and even in our rest.
TEXTBOOK
ANSWER
ANSWER
Working with the poem
Page – 55
1. The poet says, “Beauty is heard in ……………………………”
Can you hear beauty? Add
a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are
beautiful.
a sound that you think is beautiful to the sounds the poet thinks are
beautiful.
Ans: Indeed, the poet
himself has acquainted us with the fact that we can hear beauty. We need to be
a little sensitive and beauty can be heard.
himself has acquainted us with the fact that we can hear beauty. We need to be
a little sensitive and beauty can be heard.
A nightingale singing can be a beauty that you can
hear.
hear.
=the poet Shelly said
“Heard
melo0dies are sweet,
melo0dies are sweet,
But those
unheard are sweeter”
unheard are sweeter”
What do you
think this means? Have you ever heard a song in your head, long after the song
was sung or played?
think this means? Have you ever heard a song in your head, long after the song
was sung or played?
This line is from “Ode on a Grecian Urn” meaning that power of
thought, the imagination and anticipation is greater than the act itself. Music
and melodies that are imagined and anticipated are always in tune. They are
played correctly. A melody composed in the mind cannot possibly be played badly
or incorrectly.
thought, the imagination and anticipation is greater than the act itself. Music
and melodies that are imagined and anticipated are always in tune. They are
played correctly. A melody composed in the mind cannot possibly be played badly
or incorrectly.
Yes, I have heard a song which a continued in my mind long after
it was played. It is “Anandolok ——“ by Rabindranath Tagore.
it was played. It is “Anandolok ——“ by Rabindranath Tagore.
2. Read the first and second stanzas of the poem
again.
again.
Note the following phrases. – Corn growing, people working – or
dancing, wind singing, rain falling, a singer chanting.
dancing, wind singing, rain falling, a singer chanting.
Ans:-
i) Wind that is singing
i)
Rain that is
falling
Rain that is
falling
ii)
A singer who is
chanting
A singer who is
chanting
Poet
must have used short phrases for making a right rhyme scheme and for proper
lucid meaning.
must have used short phrases for making a right rhyme scheme and for proper
lucid meaning.
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