Bihar Board Class 11th के English Book ( RAINBOW PART -01) के Poetry Section का Chapter - 7 ( VILLAGE SONG ) जो Sarojini Naidu के द्वारा लिखा गया है । तो इस पोस्ट में हमलोग Village Song ka Summary and Question Answer देखने वाले हैं 11th Class English Chapter 7 Question Answer Bihar Board
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- Village Song Chapter ka Word Meaning
- Village Song Summary in English
- Village Song Summary in Hindi
- Class 11th English Poetry Section Chapter - 7 : Village Song Question Answer
7. VILLAGE SONG
Word Meaning
Crane (n) क्रेन - सारस
Wild - (adj) वाइल्ड - जंगली
Village Song Summary in English :-
Summary- In her Village Song Sarojini Naidu, the 'Nightingale of India' presents the charms of Nature as well as a girl's anxiety. The poem is an avowal of the poet's firm faith in God. The poetess expresses her innermost fear and prays to God to guide her through darkness.
Here Sarojini Naidu has depicted a live picture of Nature. A village girl went to fetch water from the Jamuna. She was carrying a pitcher full of water. She was on her way back to her house. She was alone. She had no companion with her. The way was long and solitary. She was attracted by the boatman's song. She was engrossed in the melody. Shadow of night engulfed her way throughout. There were several hurdles she had to face on her way back. The hooting owls, serpents and evil spirits could cause her death. She became conscious of her home. She thought her brother and mother would be worried because she had not returned to her house. She was too late. She was threatened. She
could also face sudden storm and lightning in the way. So she prayed to God to offer strength in facing all these troubles bravely.
The poem reveals the reality and apprehensions of human life. Human beings have come on the earth to perform their responsibilities facing many odds in the journey of life.
Village Song Summary in Hindi :-
सारांश— 'ग्राम्य गीत' में 'भारत कोकिला' सरोजिनी नायडू ने प्रकृति के आकर्षण तथा एक बालिका की शंका का वर्णन किया है। यह कविता ईश्वर में कवि के दृढ़ विश्वास को प्रकट करती हैं। कवि अपने अन्दर का भय प्रकट करते हैं और ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करते हैं कि वे उसे अन्धकार में मार्ग-दर्शन करें।
इस कविता में 'सरोजिनी नायडू' ने प्रकृति का सजीव चित्रण किया है। एक ग्रामीण लड़की यमुना से पानी लाने गई थी। वह एक गगरी पानी ढो रही थी। वह अपने घर की ओर लौट रही थी। वह अकेली थी, उसके साथ कोई सहेली नहीं थी। मार्ग लम्बा और निर्जन था। वह माझियों के गीत से मन्त्र- मुग्ध हो गई थी। वह गीत के धुन तथा मधुर स्वर से रुक गई थी। अंधकार चारों ओर छा गया था. वापस लौटते वक्त उसे कई बाधाओं का सामना करना पड़ा — उल्लूओं का चित्कार, साँप और अशुभ आत्माएँ जो उसके मौत का कारण बन सकती थीं। वह अपने घर के बारे में सचेत हो गई और अपने भाई और माँ के बारे में सोचने लगी क्योंकि समय से घर न पहुँचने के कारण वे लोग परेशान होंगे। उसने अधिक देर कर दी थी। वह भयभीत थी कि उसे शायद आँधी और तूफान का सामना करना पड़े। अतः वह ईश्वर से शक्ति और साहस के लिए प्रार्थना करने लगी।
मानव जीवन की वास्तविकता तथा शंकाएँ इस कविता में प्रकट हुई हैं। जीवन की यात्रा में बहुत सारे विचित्र आशंकाएँ तथा वास्तविकता इस धरती पर सहनी पड़ती है ।
EXERCISE
A. Work in small groups and discuss these questions :
Q. 1. For some unforeseen reasons you are coming home late. You find yourself all alone. It is pitch-dark and you have no torch with you. What worries will haunt you? Will you feel afraid?
Ans. I shall be afraid of snakes or scorpions because I have no torch. I am also all alone. Nobody is to share my fears and troubles.
Q. 2. How do your family members respond when you come home late? Do they worry about you or remain indifferent ?
Ans. My family members show their annoyance on my late coming. They may apprehend something wrong for me. Their fear may be of some criminals or serpents or scorpions.
Q. 3. Have you ever been rebuked for coming late?
Ans. Yes, I have been rebuked several times by my parents and by my grandma for coming late.
B. 1. Answer the following questions briefly :
Q. 1. What was the speaker carrying?
Ans. The speaker was carrying a pitcher (water pot), full of water.
Q. 2. From where was she carrying it ?
Ans. She was carrying it from a long distance. The ways, through which she was carrying it, were deserted.
Q. 3. What made her stay longer on her way back?
Ans. She stayed longer on her way back because she was charmed by the boatman's song.
Q. 4. How much passion did the girl have for song?
Ans. The girl had very much passion for the boatman's song.
Q. 5. Whose cry did she hear with the fall of night?
Ans. The girl heard the shrill cry of the wild owl, with the fall of night.
Q. 6. Make a list of the thoughts that came to her mind on her way back?
Ans. A number of thoughts came to her mind on her way back. The shadow of night was gradually falling. The following thoughts haunted her mind :
(ii) An evil spirit might cut her into pieces.
(iii) Her brother would bother due to delay in her return.
(iv) Her mother would be anxiously weeping.
(v) The Jamuna's water was deep and would be difficult to come across.
(vi) Who will help her if the storm she is caught in?
(vii) Where would she hide herself from the lightning?
Q. 7. Make a list of the sounds or voices that she hears on her way back?
Ans. The sounds or voices which she hears on her way back are as noted below:
(ii) She hears a white crane calling.
(iii) She hears the voice of a shouting owl.
Q. 8. How dangerous is a lightening? Explain. How would you avert it?
Ans. The lightning is most dangerous and may be fatal. It can only be averted by the guidance of the Almighty. With his help one can be hopeful to save oneself from the misfortune.
B. 2. Answer the following questions briefly :
Q. 1. Who were anxiously waiting for her at home and why?
Ans. The girl's mother and brother were anxiously waiting for her return to her house. Her brother would be anxious of know the reason of her delay on her way back and her mother would be weeping.
Q. 2. What did she surmise about her mother to have prayed for her?
Ans. The girl had guessed that her mother might have been praying to God for her safe return to her house.
Q. 3. What did her mother know about the Jamuna river?
Ans. Her mother knew that the Jamuna's water is deep and flowing swiftly. She prayed to God to bring her home safely.
Q. 4. What were the last two apprehensions on her way back ?
Ans. The last two apprehensions on her way back were that the storm might break anytime and who would be helping her then. When there would be lightning, it would be hard to survive as there was the possibility of storm and lightning ahead.
Q. 5. Who is 'Thou' in the poem? What does she pray to Him?
Ans. 'Thou' in the poem is used for God. She prays to Him to guide her at the time of her distress. She also makes request to provide her strength in her footsteps, so that she may get rid of the dangers.
Q. 6. Find out the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Ans. The rhyme scheme of the poem is ababccdeeed.
C.1. LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS:
Q. 1. How has the poet picturised the fall of night? Give details.
Ans. The poet Sarojini Naidu has picturised the fall of night. with a realistic approach to the situation. It shows her deep study of nature. Her feeling is also reflected in the poem. The fall of night is followed by the dark shadows, swifty and smoothly passing through. A white crane is crying out in the darkness. The shrill of owl is heard which is not pleasing to the ear. The gentle moon is not throwing its beams. The serpent may bite her in the darkness. The evil spirit may cut her body into pieces. The scene is, of course, horrible. The poet has painted a lively picture.
Q. 2. What does the expression 'Ram Re Ram' suggest?
Ans. In the poem 'Village Song' the speaker has been returning back to her house, carrying a pitcher full of water. She has been attracted towards the boatman's song. Her passions for the same has delayed her return to her house. Meanwhile with the fall of night, the call of crane and the shrill of an owl is heard. There is also the apprehension of snake. An evil spirit may cut her into pieces. So all these things have created a feeling of death in her mind. In these circumstances she utters 'Ram Re Ram' remembering God to help her at such a crucial time.
Again she thinks that her brother would be mentally upset and worry for her and her mother would be weeping and praying to gods for her safe return. She further thinks that the Jamuna's water is flowing fast. The storm and the lightning might engulf her, causing her death. She prays to God to extend such help to her, so that her foot-steps get stronger. She also prays to god to guide her at the time of her distress. She again uses, the words 'Ram Re Ram'.
It appears that she has used Ram Re Ram' to console (solace) herself.
Q. 3. The poetess has used a number of homely images in the poem. Make a list of these images. What do these images really suggest about life ?
Ans. The poetess has used a number of homely images. These have been placed in the verse very nicely. The details of the same is given below :
(ii) shadows of night are falling,
(iii) white crane calling,
(iv) wild owl's cry,
(v) tender moon-beams,
(vi) in the darkness a serpant should bite, (vii) an evil spirit should smite.
Q. 4. Compare this poem with Robert Frost's poem 'Stopping by Woods ..... What do these poems tell about human life and how?
Ans. There are many similarities in both the poems. Robert Frost has also given the description of Nature in his poem. Sarojini Naidu in her poem has presented a live picture of Nature. A girl, carrying a pitcher full of water, is on her way back to her house. The way is long and lonely. She is attracted by the boatman's song. Shadow of night has begun to emerge throughout. There are several obstacles she has to face on her way back. The owls, snakes and evil spirits may cause her death. Her brother and mother would be worried because she has not returned to her house. She may face storm and lightning in the way. So she prays to God to offer her strength in facing all these troubles.
The poem reveals the reality of human life. We have come here to perform our duties facing many obstacles in the way.
Robert Frost has also dealt with this reality of life, with the help of Nature. In his poem also a village is mentioned. Also mentioned are woods, farmhouse, frozen lake and the darkest evening. But there is some basic difference. While 'Village Song' describes the realities of life, Robert Frost in his poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" indicates the importance of responsibilities in life. To Frost leading a glorious life is not the real aim. Life is full of responsibilities and duties.
Q. 5. How does your thought proceed when you perceive a danger?
Ans. We experience certain sorts of dangers. They may natural, physical or spiritual. We become perplexed to face it even by its apprehension. Seeing a snake we become horrified. be The storm, the lightning and such sorts of other natural calamities make us frightened and sometimes cause death too. To get f it averted we either face it boldly or pray to God. The poetess gives emphasis on the prayer to God as she has firm belief in Him.
Q. 6. Based on your experience give a description of the storm.
Ans. Nature is kind to us, by helping us in solving our problems and in enjoying the pleasures of life. But sometimes it becomes unkind. Storm is such a brutal creation of nature. It causes vast devastation of human life and property. It creates horrible scenes throughout its movement. Heavy casualities of birds, beasts, flowers and human beings take place due to storm. Building structures, trees and standing crops are badly damaged.
I have experienced it several times in my life. They were horrible. I pray to God to save us from such destruction.
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