The Bangle Sellers

Who is the author of the poem The Bangle Sellers?

• Maya Angelou

• Sarojini Naidu

• R.K. Narayan

• Norah Burke

Who is the narrator of this poem?

• The women

• The bangles

• The poet

• The bangle sellers

What is referred to as the "Rainbow-tinted circles of light"?

• the bangle seller

• the bangles

• the women

• None of them

"Silver and blue as the....."

• mountain mist

• the tranquil brow of a woodland stream

• bloom that cleaves

• new born leaves

What are the colors mentioned in the second stanza of the poem (the colors associated with the life of a young maiden)?

• Silver

• Blue

• Yellow

• Pink

"Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear".

Identify all the poetic devices applicable to this line.

• Simile

• Anithesis

• Metaphor

• Repetition

Purple and gold flecked gray are associated with which phase in a woman's life?

• a bride

• a middle aged woman

• a young maiden

Choose all the relevant themes.

• The beauty of nature

• Celebration of Indian Womanhood

• Significance of bangles in a woman's life

• Importance of colors in life

What is the genre of the poem The Bangle Sellers?

• Didcatic

• Poetic Parable

• Lyrical

• Narrative

Which one of the following is a metaphor for women?

• Shining loads

• Rainbow-tinted circles of light

• Lustrous tokens

• Radiant lives