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Song of India, 1. “Shall I sing of your clear dawn with it’s pure gold streaks.”, a) Who is the ‘I’?, ~ The poet (V.K.Gokak), b) Who is the speaker addressing?, ~ Mother India/Mother land, c) What does clear dawn with it’s pure gold streaks’ suggest?, ~ The beauty of the early morning with the golden rays of the sun., 2. “Sing of the wrinkled face indexing ignorance.”, a) Who should sing this?, ~ The poet., b) Who gives this suggestion?, ~ Mother India/land, c) What does ‘Indexing ignorance’ refer to?, ~ The old and illiterate people of the country., 3. Querulous I said, “Is there no song that I can sing of you?”, a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?, ~ The poet., b) With whom does the speaker querulous?, ~ Mother India., c) Why is the speaker querulous?

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~ The Mother India is not allowing him to sing a song of a positive, things of our nation., d) What do you mean by ‘Querulous’?, ~ Complaining., e) What is the tone of the speaker?, ~ He is desperate., 4. “Sing of the filth and dirt. That foul may sylvan retreats.”, a) Who makes this statement?, ~ The Mother India/ Mother land., b) To whom is it addressed?, ~ To the poet., c) Why do you think she wants him to sing of the filth and dirt?, ~ Because she wanted to show the reality and she wanted to solve, the problems of our nation., 5. “Sing of the beggar and leper, That swarm my streets.”, a) Who is the speaker?, ~ The Mother India/ land., b) Who was this said to?, ~ To the poet., c) Why does the speaker ask to sing about beggar and leper?, ~ To show sympathy about these people.

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d) What does the word ‘swarm’ indicate?, ~ It indicates the large no.of beggars and lepers that are found on, the streets of India., 6. “ Of these you may sing, but sing also the strikes early and late”, of iron men.”, a) Who is the speaker?, ~ The Mother India/ land, b) Whom do ‘you’ refer to?, ~ The poet., c) Who are considered as iron men?, ~ Brave men and their goal, their achievements., 7. “A song bathed in the stainless blue unvapouring in the void?”, a) Who makes this statement?, ~ The poet., b) To whom is he asking?, ~ To Mother India/land., c) What do you mean by the phrase unvapouring in the void?, ~ The phrase unvapouring in the void means crystal clear without, the mist in the openness of the sky., , GHS SIDDAPUR