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SECTION-B (Reading)7. Read the following passage carefully.SONG OF RADHA: THE MILKMAIDI carried my curds to the Mathura fairThey mocked when I cried without knowingHow softly the heifers were lowingGovinda Govinda!I wanted to cry, "Who will buyGovinda! Govinda!These curds that are white as the clouds in the sky How gaily the river was flowing!When the breezes of Shrawan are blowing?!I carried my is to the Mathura ShrineBut my heart was so full of your beauty. Beloved, How brightly the torches were glowing!They laughed as I cried without knowing:I folded my hands at the altars to prayGovinda! Govinda!"O shining ones guard us by night and by day"Govinda! Govinda!Andloudly the conch shellswere blowingHow softly the river was flowing!But my heart was so lost in your worship. BelovedI carried the pots to the Mathura TideThey were wroth when I cried without knowingHow gaily the rowers were rowing!Govinda! Govinda!My comrades called, "Ho! Let us dance, let us sing Govinda! Govinda!And wear saffron garments to welcome the spring, How brightly the river was flowing.And pluck the new buds that are blowing."(By: Sarojini Naidu)But my hearts was so full of your music, Beloved,On the basis of your reading of the poem, answer the following questions briefly.i. The 'T' in the poem refers to whom? ii. To which places in Mathura did Radha go? Why did Radha go to the fair? iv. What was Radha's heart full of?V. Who are most probably 'the shining ones'? vi. Why did Radha not go to her friends to welcome the spring season? vii. What is the mood of the poem? b. Make a sentences of your own by using the words; Comrade; garment c. Find the synonym of the words from the poem; agitated; cows; happily. |
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