Std. XI- 2.2 The Sower

2.2 The Sower

 

Title: The Sower

    ‘The Sower’ is a translation of Victor Hugo's French poem. It is translated by Toru Dutt from French to English. ‘The Sower’ is a poem about a farmer who is sowing seeds. He has seen many bad harvests in his life. However, he is so optimistic of having a good harvest every time he tosses grain. The Sower the central aspect of this poem and the poet minutely describes his activities in the farm.

 

Poet: Victor Hugo

He was the poet, novelist, and dramatist of the 19th century. He was one of the most important French Romantic writers.

He is regarded in France as one of the country's greatest poets. He is better known for his famous novels as ''Notre-Dame de Paris''(1831) and "Les Miserables" (1862).

 

Translated by: Torulata Dutt

She was a Bengali poet. She was also known as Toru. She wrote in English and French. She was born on 4th March 1856 in Kolkata.

She is considered to be ‘The first Indian poetess’ to write verses in English and French. She translated dozens of poems and completed a novel before her death at the age of 21. Her poems such as ‘Seeta’, ‘Lotus’ and ‘Our Casuarina Tree’ are well-loved.

 

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(i) Write an appreciation of the poem considering the following points:

About the poem / poet / title.

Theme

Poetic devices, language, style

Special features / novelties / focussing elements

Values, message

Your opinion about the poem

Answer:

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Extra Activities

1) Write the rhyming words of the poem-‘The Sower’.

Answer:

1) cool-rule

2) fast-past

3) lands-stands

4) still-thrill

5) silhouette-set

6) deep-reap

7) plain- grain

8) wide- stride

9) light- height

10) eyes- skies

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(ii) 'Agriculture is the backbone