Sita
:
1.
Who
is the poem about? 2019
Ans-
The poem is about Sita, who was abandoned by her husband and sought shelter in
the hermitage of Valmiki.
2.
Who
dwells in peace in the forest? 2018
Ans-
The poet anchorite dwells in peace in the forest.
3.
Name
the birds and animals mentioned in the poem. 2017
Ans-
The birds and animals mentioned in the poem are swans, peacocks and deer.
4.
Where
are the happy children sitting? 2017, 2018
Ans-
The happy children’s are sitting in a darkened room, ready to hear a bed time
story.
5.
Whose
heads are bowed in sorrow? 2016
Ans-
The three children’s heads are bowed in sorrow as they listened to the story of
Sita and her sorrows.
6.
Who
was telling them the story of Sita? 2016
Ans-The
mother of the three children is telling them the story of Sita.
7.
Who
is the fair lady mentioned in the poem? 2017
Ans
Sita is the fair lady mentioned in the poem.
8.
Who
is the poet anchorite referred to in the poem ‘ Sita’? 2016
Ans-
The poet anchorite referred to in the poem is Valmiki.
9.
From
where does the blue smoke rise in Sita? 2018
Ans-
The blue smoke rises from the altars in Valmiki’s hermitage.
10. How are the children affected by the
mother’s song? 2017
Ans-
The mother sings a song from Indian Mythology, the song of Sita in her second exile.
As the mother sang lay, the three children visualized everything happening
before their eyes. They visualised the dense forest where Sita was abandoned by
her husband and takes selter in the hermitage of Vilmiki. Sita was very sad and
wept .The young children’s were so moved by the sita’s grief that they too
started weeping and their heads are bowed in sorrow. Even though the story ends
her thoughts remain with them.
11. How does Dutt relate the past and the
present in her poem? 2019
Ans-
The poem begins with three happy children listening to a story narrated by
their mother. As the story goes on the children’s heads were bowed down in sorrow;
they listen to the Indian mythological story of Sita. They get upset listing to the troubles Sita
faced. The poet becomes nostalgic towards the end and misses her siblings and
their childhood days spent together. In these way the poet relates the past and
present in her poem.
12. Describe the dwelling of the poet
anchorite. 2016
Ans-
The dwelling of the poet anchorite is a beautiful one, in the midst of nature.
There are gigantic blooming flowers and tall trees. There is a placid lake with
clear waters. The place is filled with birds and animals that include gliding
swans, springing peacocks and racing deer. Some fields with grain cultivated o
it and altars with blue smoke rising from it. The atmosphere in the place is one
of serenity where a poet can retreat to spend time in peace and tranquillity.
13. Describe the scene of the forest as
seen by the children. 2018
Ans-
The children’s mother narration of the story makes the story come alive and
they could visualize the scene as she speaks to them. They see a dark dense
forest. It is dark and dense as there is a lot of tall trees growing, the branches of which do
not allow the sun’s rays to peep into. In the centre of the forest a certain
space has been cleared. Here flowers bloom in creepers embracing tall trees. There
is a lake with crystal clear water. In the vicinity there was a lucid lake
where the beautiful white swan’s glided in harmony. The peacock springing from
the thick bushes enhanced the beauty of the spot manifold. Herds of wild deer
racing past which is a feast for the eyes. The yellow grains waving in the
fields radiated a brilliant lazier. Moreover the blue smoke rising from the
sacred altars added an essence of divinity to the whole environment.
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