Question 1

B. Pick out the rhyming pairs from the poem and fill in the table.

Accepted Answer

1st stanza 2nd stanza 3rd stanza roam – home shed – dead sow – go feet – street kings – things wait – fate C. Read these lines and answer the questions given below.

Question 2

Where the voice of the wind calls our wandering feet Whose ‘Wandering feet’ is referred to here?

Accepted Answer

The wandering feet of the band of folk singers.

Question 3

With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam, All men are our kindred, the world is our home. Who does ‘we’ refer to? What do they have in their hands? What is its name?

Accepted Answer

‘We’ refers to the wandering singers. They have musical instruments in their hands. Its name is a lute.
How are the men in the world related to the singers?
All the men in the world are their extended family and the world is their home.

Question 4

Our lays are of cities whose luster is shed, Here ‘Lays’ means

Accepted Answer

b) stories

Question 5

The laughter and beauty of women long dead; Explain the meaning of the above line.

Accepted Answer

The songs sung by the wandering singers are about the laughter and beauty of women who were dead long ago.

Question 6

D. Answer in a paragraph. What does Sarojini Naidu say about the Wandering Singers? Write in your own words, (in about 60 words)

Accepted Answer

Sarojini Naidu in this poem tells us about the wandering singers, their life, and their activities as well as their experiences. The wandering singers stroll here and there. They count the world as their home and all the people around are their inborn family and relatives. They hold ‘lutes’ in their hands and sing songs about ancient battles, old kings, and the beauty and laughter of women of the past.
E. Think and answer.

Question 7

Are the singers homeless travellers? Why do you think so?

Accepted Answer

Yes. They are homeless. They travel to different places for their livelihood.

Question 8

Do the singers have hopes and dreams? If not, why?

Accepted Answer

They are poor. They are homeless. So they have no hopes and dreams.

Question 9

What are the themes of the singers’ songs?

Accepted Answer

Old battles, old kings, old cities, happy, simple, sorrowful tales of the old days are the themes of these wandering singers. 7th English Guide Wandering Singers Additional Appreciation Questions

Question 10

Where the voice of the wind calls our wandering feet a. Who does ‘our’ refer to?

Accepted Answer

‘Our’ refers to the wandering singers. b. Why do they wander? The singers go to different places to earn money.

Question 11

With lutes in our hands ever-singing we roam Why do the wandering singers have lutes in their hands?

Accepted Answer

The lute is a musical instrument. The singers sing with that musical instrument.

Question 12

No love bids us tarry, no joy bids us wait. Are the wandering singers welcomed by the people? Why?

Accepted Answer

No, they are not welcomed by the people. Because they say there is no love or joy to make them stay in a place for some time.