Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XI A Sindhi Woman Reference Context Explanation

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Poem no:6 A Sindhi Woman (Jan Stallworthy)

Explanation with reference to context.

                       Bare foot, through the bazar,

                       And with the same undulant grace

                       As the cloth blown back from her face,

                       She glides with a stone jar,

                       High on her head

                       And not a ripple in her tread.

Reference:

              These lines have been taken from “A Sindhi Woman” by Jan Stallworthy.

Context: 

               The poet pays rich tribute to hard work. It is the work that keeps a man rhythmic and vigorous. The poet is impressed by the determination and energy of Sindhi women. He praises them foe their strong will and conveys the message to the reader that only those are successful who never submit or yield against heavy odds.

Explanation: 

                 In these lines, the poet praises hard work. He pays tribute to Sindhi women who are energetic and determined. It is the blessing of work that keeps man going. A Sindhi woman passes through the bazar with bare feet. She walks elegantly and her movement is impressively rhythmic. Her motion is wave like and her body is swaying. Her dress floats and the wind sweep the cloth back from her face. She is carrying a stone jar on her head and continues her wave like tread. Nothing disturbs her peaceful walk. Perhaps her daily labour has made her strong enough to be comfortable with this arduous work. Her work has proved a blessing in disguise. Not only has her work made her sturdy and strong but also charming and lovely. The words “undulant grace” and “ not a ripple in her tread” indicate graceful woman.

  Watching her cross erect 

                     Stones, garbage, excrement and crumbs

Of glass in the Karachi slums,

I, with my stoop, reflect: 

                     They stand most straight

                     Who learnt to walk beneath a weight.

Reference:

              These lines have been taken from “A Sindhi Woman” by Jan Stallworthy.

Context: 

               The poet pays rich tribute to hard work. It is the work that keeps a man rhythmic and vigorous. The poet is impressed by the determination and energy of Sindhi women. He praises them foe their strong will and conveys the message to the reader that only those are successful who never submit or yield against heavy odds.

Explanation: 

                The poet observes a Sindhi Woman on stones, garbage, and pieces of broken glass. She is determined to reach her destination despite hurdles before her. She is so poor that she cannot buy new shoes but still rich in mettle. The slums of Karachi present a very miserable picture. A big city has no proper system of sanitation and public health. 

                The poet becomes sad to experience all this and visualizes that he has grown old and cannot walk straight. His dropping gait makes him think even more. He gives us the message that only those people who can bear the difficulties of life bravely become successful.