Unseen Passage (Marks-10)
Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow.
The field of embroidered quilt
Jasimuddin
Spreading the embroidered quilt,
She works the livelong night,
As if her poet were
On his bereaved plight.
Many a joy and many a sorrow
Is written on her breast;
The story of Rupai’s life is there,
Line by line expressed.
“How will he bear the pain mother?
On this quilt lies all of mine----
All my pain and my grief,
Embroidered line by line.
So lay it on my grave, mother.
This picture of my grief,
That his and mine upon its breast
May mingling find relief.
Questions: (a) Who wrote the poem ‘The field of embroidered quilt’?
(b) What emotions are depicted in the poem?
(c) Why does the woman ask to place the quilt on her grave?
(d) How does the quilt symbolize the woman’s emotions?
আরো পড়ুন : Unseen Passage থেকে ৩টি প্রশ্ন ও উত্তর নিয়ে আলোচনা, ২য় পর্ব, জুনিয়র বৃত্তি পরীক্ষার ইংরেজি ১ম পত্র
(e) What is the poet’s role in the poem?
(f) How does the poet speaker feel about Rupai’s pain in the poem?
(g) What does the speaker ask their mother to do with the quilt?
(h) What does the speaker hope to achieve by placing the quilt on their grave?
(i) What is the woman doing throughout the night?
Answers: a) John Carpenter wrote the poem ‘Contemplation’.
b) The woman is spreading the embroidered quilt and working throughout the night.
c) On the quilt, the emotions that are depicted are joys and sorrows and it tells the story of Rupai’s life.
d) The woman also asks to place the quilt on her grave because she wants the quilt to represent her grief and pain, so it may provide relief to both her and her beloved.
e) The quilt symbolizes the woman’s pain, grief, and love, expressed line by line through its embroidery.
f) In the poem the poet narrates the emotions and struggles of the woman through the imagery of the quilt.
g) The speaker worries about how Rupai will bear his pain, reflecting a deep emotional bond. They express a desire to share their own grief with him.
h) The speaker asks their mother to lay the quilt on their grave after their passing. This act symbolizes a lasting connection between their lives.
i) The speaker hopes both their grief and Rupai’s pain will find relief through this shared symbol. It represents their interwined lives and emotional healing.
লেখক : সিনিয়র শিক্ষক, ইংরেজি
লেক সার্কাস গার্লস হাই স্কুল, কলাবাগান, ঢাকা
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