ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -This poem is all about the celebration of womanhood. This poem also describes the role of bangle sellers in the traditional setup. The speaker beautifully describes the beauty of bangles and their values to a woman’s life. It also describes the socially accepted roles of woman in different stages of their life.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poem glorifies the idea of Indian womanhood. In the poem, the bangle seller tries to convince buyers of the spiritual and symbolic importance of his bangles in a traditional Indian set up.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poet calls the bangles ‘lustrous tokens of radiant lives / for happy daughters and happy wives”. Wearing bangles are symbolic of the well-being and happiness of a family in a typical Indian society.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poet shows the women ‘s love for bangles in poeem bangle sellers.As poet describes that a women wears bangles in every stage of her life. The poet describes that an unmarried woman wears colourful bangles. During wedding a woman wears wears bangles like the fire flame.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some of the bangles glow like newborn leaves, owing to the dew and water from the stream.