POEM
NO.6
SINDHI WOMEN
BY: JAN STALLWORTHY
IMPORTANT SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: -
QUESTION 1: What kind of a picture of the Karachi slums do we get after reading the poem?
ANSWER:
After reading the poem we get pictures of the Karachi slums where poor people
live in very small houses. The streets are narrow and dirty. Pieces of stone,
garbage, waste matter, and rubbish are found scattered around.
QUESTION
2: What did the poet think/reflect when he saw the Women?
ANSWER:
The poet saw that the woman had a jar on her head. Her gait was straight and
regular.
He
reflected that those who lifted the burden of life on their shoulder were
successful like that woman.
QUESTION 3: How was the Sindhi woman walking in the bazaar?
ANSWER:
She was walking gracefully. Her gait was straight and regular.
QUESTION
4: Which quality of the Sindhi woman appeals to (impresses) the poet?
ANSWER:
She is walking gracefully. There is no ripple in her walk. She is walking with
her head erect.
QUESTION 5: Who stands straight in life?
ANSWER:
Those people who do their duty are successful in life. They walk with their
heads erect.
QUESTION
6: What does the poet find in Karachi slums?
ANSWER:
It is a place where poor people live in very small houses. The streets are
narrow and dirty. Pieces of stone, garbage, waste matter, and rubbish are found
scattered around.
QUESTION
7: What is a Sindhi woman carrying on her head?
ANSWER: She is carrying a stone jar on her head.
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Related Links:
- A Sindhi Woman (Text)
- The Theme / The Central Idea (A Sindhi Women)
- A Sindhi Woman (Important Synonyms)