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7th Std English, , 1), , Poem 4. A Sonnet, , Answer these questions., , Toru Dutt is taking a stroll amid the trees in her garden. She sees, , ‘a sea of foliage’. What does she mean by 'sea of foliage’? Explain, in your own words., , The poet's family garden is surrounded by 'a sea of foliage’ meaning, unchanged green colour. But her garden is filled with different exciting, shades of green trees like tamarind and mango, and other flowering, plants., , What does the phrase 'not a sea of a dull unvaried green' mean?, Explain., , Just one type of plant everywhere gives a dull impression. But in the, poet's garden there is a mixture of plants, colours and textures. Hence, she uses the phrase ‘not a sea of a dull unvaried green', , The poet gives one example of colour contrast. What is the example?, A contrast is found in brilliant red colour of flowers of the seemul tree, which takes one by surprise like the sudden shrill sound of trumpet., , Haye you seen the bunches of leaves on a mango tree? Are they all, green? What about fresh bunches?, , Yes, they are all fresh bunches of mango deep green in colour., , What 'gray pillars' arise between the mango and the tamarind trees?, Gray pillars are referred to stately palms which grow in between the, fresh bunches of tamarind trees and mango trees., , The poet says seemuls are startlingly red. How does she explain, their lurid brightness? What does she compare them with?, , Brilliant red colour of seemuls tree which takes us by surprise is, compared to the sudden shrill sound of a trumpet., , After describing some lovely scenes the poet talks about the loveliest, scene of all. What is it? Describe it in your own words.
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The loveliest however are the lines of bamboo ree growing towards, the eastern side of the garden, when the moon shines through the bamboo, trees the while lotus looks like silver cup, the scene is so enchanting, that one might almost faint intoxicated by beauty., , Enjoying the beauty of Nature, the poet says even enjoyment can, become unbearable. What words express this idea? Explain what, she says in your own words., , Looks through their gaps, and the white lotus changes,, , Into a cup of silver. One might swoon,, , Drunken with beauty then, or gaze and gaze., , On a primeval Eden, in amaze., , The words in the second line show even enjoyment can become, unbearable., , White lotus looks like a silver cup. The scene is so enchanting that one, might almost faint intoxicated by beauty or say in wonder at what looks, like garden of Eden, the first garden by God for Adam and Eve., , There are three Metaphors and three Similes in this poem. Find, , them., Metaphor : The use of words to indicate something different from the, , literal meaning;, Simile : Comparison of one thing to another, , , , Simile , 1. Red, red and startling like a trumpet's sound., 2. Palms arise like pillars gray., , 3. Lotus looks like a silver cup., , Metaphor :, , Ll. Sea of foliage, 2. One might swoon drunken with beauty., , 3. And over the quiet pools the seemuls lean.
