The Gift of India
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · English
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Practice Problems
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Revise & Test
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What to Focus On
- Sarojini Naidu was a freedom fighter and poet.
- She is popularly known as the 'Nightingale of India'.
- She was born in Hyderabad in 1879.
- The poem is a tribute to Indian soldiers who died in World War I.
- India is personified as a mother mourning her lost sons.
- It highlights both material and human sacrifices made by India.
- Personification: India is shown as a grieving mother.
- Simile: 'like pearls', 'like shells', 'like blossoms' to highlight beauty and loss.
- Alliteration: 'broken hands', 'blood-brown meadows' adds musical effect.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The speaker of the poem is Sarojini Naidu herself expressing personal grief.
The 'gifts' in the poem refer only to material resources like food and clothes.
The poem celebrates war and victory.
Memory Tips
Speaker of the poem is Mother India
India gave soldiers and resources to World War I
Lines: 'Gathered like pearls... Scattered like shells... Strewn like blossoms...'
Soldiers died in foreign lands: Persia, Egypt, Flanders, France
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