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Read the Lines Given Above and Answer the Question that Follow. Mention the Colours of the Bangles in this Stanza. What Do They Represent? - English 2 (Literature in English)

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Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart's desire,
Tinkling,luminous,tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.

Read the lines given above and answer the question that follow.

Mention the colours of the bangles in this stanza. What do they represent?

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Solution

The colours are yellow, red and orange representing the brides happiness and desire on her wedding day.

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Chapter 1.03: The Bangle Sellers - Stanza 3

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Evergreen Publication Treasure Trove [English] Class 9 and 10 ICSE
Chapter 1.03 The Bangle Sellers
Stanza 3 | Q 6

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