ARE YOU STILL PLAYING YOUR FLUTE?

Practice 1 -Explain the meaning of the following lines

Lines MeaningUncovered by the breath of an artistComposed by his fingersWhile here it has become a luxuryThe more it disturbs my conscienceTo be thinking of youThis world is too old and bleeding

Practice 2 -Read stanza 2 and answer the questions that follow.

1.Where is the persona’s beloved now?

2.What are the things the persona enjoys doing in the village?

3.What is the atmosphere in the village?

4.What is the poet trying to tell us about the changes in her life?

Practice 3 – Read the whole poem and answer the following questions.

1. What does the slim hollow of the bamboo refer to?2. Give a reason to explain why the pesona says

i) The village is so quiet and deserted.ii) The rice field is sick

3. Do you think the pesona has made a wise decision to move away from the village?Give a reason for your answer.

4. What happens to the rice field in the village? Why?5. Why has the village become quiet and deserted?6. What do you think the pesona enjoyed doing when she was living in the village?7. Why has it become a luxury for the persona to watch the rain, gaze at the evening

rays, collect the dew drops and enjoy the fragrance of flowers?8. State three problems faced by the world today as mentioned in the poem?9. If you are given a choice, where would you like to live? Give a reason for your

answer.10. Why do you thin the pesona think that the world is too old and bleeding?