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1. SITA
1.0.1. About the Poet – SITA by Toru Dutt
1.1. Brief Summary of the poem
1.2. Line wise Analysis Sita By Toru Dutt Summary
1.2.0.1. Lines 1 and 2
1.2.0.2. Lines 3 and 4
1.2.0.3. Lines 5 and 6
1.2.0.4. Lines 7 and 8
1.2.0.5. Lines 9 and 10
1.2.0.6. Lines 11 and 12
1.2.0.7. Lines 13 and 14
1.2.0.8. Lines 15 and 16
1.2.0.9. Lines 17 and 18
1.2.0.10. Lines 19 and 20
1.2.0.11. Lines 21 and 22
1.2.1. Poem Highlights:
1.2.2. Sita By Toru Dutt Questions-Answers
1.2.2.1. Answer the following Questions 1 Marks
1.2.2.1.0.1. Answer the following Questions 2 Marks
1.2.2.2. Answer the following Questions 3 Marks
1.2.2.3. Answer the following Questions 5 Marks
SITA
–Toru Dutt (1856-1877), Indian(Bengali) poet
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Toru Dutt was a pioneer in the history of Indian literature. She came from a
family known for its aristocracy, progressive Western outlook and literary
leanings. On the death of her brother at the age of 14, the family left to settle in
Europe where they spent four years, before the failing health of Toru and her
sister Aru, compelled the Dutts to return to Calcutta. Perhaps a premonition of
her approaching end, made Toru take up a lot of intense literary activities,
writing in both English and French. She died, at the age of 21, in 1877, after
suffering from tuberculosis. In her writing, she retained her persona and
communicated her emotions effectively without being melodramatic. One of
the poems is Sita by Toru Dutt
The poem begins with the image of three children in a darkened room. It’s
bedtime and the children are being told a story by their mother.
The story comes alive with the mother’s narration and the children are all
attention. ‘Wide open eyes’ means they are awake. The poet wonders what is it
that they listening to with much interest and involvement.
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Lines 3 and 4
There is a dense forest, so filled with trees that no sunbeams can penetrate the
thick canopy of vegetation and enter the forest. The word ‘dense’ is used twice
to emphasize the density of the forest.
In the centre of the forest, there is a cleared area. Here there are blooms. This
line implies that a certain area in the centre of the forest has been cleared.
Lines 5 and 6
There are blooming flowers on creepers twining around tall trees. There is also
a lake, the waters of which are clear. A beautiful picture of nature has been
painted in these lines.
Lines 7 and 8
Swans glide in the waters of the lake. “whirring from the brake “ is a reference
from Alexander Pope’s poem ’Windsor Forest’. There are springing peacocks
and racing deer. We find life and activity depicted on the lines.
Lines 9 and 10
Crops have been grown on patches of land, indicating a settlement. Smoke and
altars is a reference to the hermitage of Valmiki where Sita sought shelter after
being abandoned by her husband Ram.
Lines 11 and 12
The forest is a pleasant and peaceful place to live and the port feels it is like a
haven for poets, to spend time in tranquillity.
After dwelling on the forest, the poem moves on to describe a beautiful lady.
The poet wonders who “is this fair lady “.
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Lines 13 and 14
The lady is in pain and weeping. The three children listening to the tale, also
weep at the sorrow of Sita, the lady in the story. They are troubled by her
troubles and their tender hearts ache at her suffering. The anguish of Sita is
juxtaposed against the serenity of the atmosphere.
Lines 15 and 16
The young children bow their heads in sorrow at the sad plight of Sita. The
story is an old one, handed down from generation to generation.
Lines 17 and 18
This legendary story of Sita has been told by a mother to her three children.
There is a long pause between the two lines. The narration of the story gets
over.
Lines 19 and 20
The picture of a sorrowful and grieving Sita fades from their sight. Yet, during
the night the children dream of Sita. The story has made a lasting impact on
them and will stay with them.
Lines 21 and 22
The mother draws her children near and hugs them. Having lost both her
beloved siblings at a young age, the lines express Toru’s deep wish of possible
reunion with them.
Poem Highlights:
Ans. The poem is about Sita, who was abandoned by her husband and sought
shelter in the hermitage of Valmiki.
4. What is the colour of the swans which are seen gliding in the
lake?
Ans. The narrator of the story is the mother of the three children, who are
listening to the story.
Ans. The forest is dense, full of thick vegetation which prevents sunbeams
from penetrating the canopy of leaves and branches and entering the place.
Ans. The birds and animals mentioned in the poem are swans, peacocks and
deer.
Ans. The three happy children are sitting in a darkened room, ready to hear a
bedtime story.
Ans. The heads of the three children are bowed in sorrow as they listen to the
story of Sita and her sorrows.
10. What does the poet remember when she listens to the story?
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Ans. When the poet listens to the story, she is reminded of her brother Abju
and sister Aru, who passed away at a very young age in life.
Ans. Toru Dutt was an Indian poet who produced some outstanding work
before her untimely death at the age of 21. She wrote in English and French.
Ans. ‘Our Casuarina Tree’ published in 1881, is one of the most popular
poems in modern Indian literature.
Ans. The base of the poem “Sita” , is taken from the epic ‘Ramayana’ by
Valmiki. A pregnant Sita is abandoned by her husband and takes refuge in the
hermitage of Valmiki. In the poem, the mother narrates the story of Sita in the
hermitage to her children.
14. What is it about the poem that fascinates the readers most?
Ans. The description of nature in all its pristine glory holds the attention of
the readers and fascinates them.
Ans. The three children are the listeners of the story of Sita.
Ans. The three children are Toru, her brother Abju and her sister Aru.
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Or
Ans. The mother of the three children is recounting the tale of Sita in Toru
Dutt’s poem.
Ans. The storyteller narrates the story of Sita in exile, at the hermitage of
Valmiki.
Or
21. “Three pairs of young eyes”. Whose eyes are referred here?
Ans. The eyes referred to here are those of the three children listening to the
story being told by their mother.
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Ans. They were weeping as they were moved by Sita’s tears and her suffering.
Ans. The poet longs for her childhood days and the companionship of her
brother and sister, who are dead.
30. From where does the blue smoke rise in ‘Sita’? 2018
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Ans. The blue smoke rises from the altars in Valmiki’s hermitage.
31. What ‘mythic past’ does Dutt try to conjure in her poem?
Ans. The ‘mythic past’ that Dutt tries to conjure in her poem is the age old
story of Sita in her second exile, after being abandoned by her husband.
Ans. The emotion noted in the ‘lady’ is grief. She is weeping and sorrowful.
Ans. A ‘lay’ is a poem that was written to be sung, and usually narrated a
story. Ballad can be another word for lay.
Ans. Erst means formerly or a long time ago. Eventide means evening or end
of the day.
Ans. The children are being told a bedtime story by their mother. The story is
that of Sita, in exile, after being abandoned by her husband. Sita is unhappy
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and is weeping. The children are moved by her sorrow and they too start
weeping.
Ans. The children are listening to a bedtime story being narrated by their
mother. She does it so well that it makes the story come alive. She describes a
dense dark forest, and the children are able to visualize it and thus gaze on the
forest in the darkened room.
Ans. The forest was dense, because there were a lot of tall trees growing there.
Their branches and leaves formed a canopy through which sunlight could not
filter through. Since the sun’s rays could not penetrate inside, it was dark in
the forest.
Ans. The beautiful lady described here is Sita, who has been abandoned by her
husband. She takes refuge in Valmiki’s hermitage. She is very unhappy and is
weeping. She is not weeping for the sake of it, but there is a good reason for
her tears.
Ans. The hermitage where Sita lives is a beautiful one, in the lap of nature.
There are blooming flowers and tall trees. There is a lake with clear waters.
The place is filled with birds and animals which include gliding swans,
springing peacocks and racing deer. There are some fields with grain
cultivated on it and altars with blue smoke rising from it. The atmosphere in
the hermitage is one of peace and serenity.
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Ans. The poet longs for the days of her childhood when she had the
companionship of her brother and sister. She is alone now and has lost both
her siblings. Her brother Abju died at 14 and her sister Aru died at 23. She
misses the old days when they were together. She yearns for her siblings, for
the time when they were young and gathered by their mother’s side listening to
bedtime stories.
3. What song does the mother sing? Describe the effect on the
children.
Ans. The mother sings a song from Indian mythology, the song of Sita, in her
second exile. Sita was abandoned by her husband and takes refuge in the
hermitage of Valmiki. Sita was very sad, and wept under the burden of her
troubles. The young children are so moved by Sita’s grief that they too start
weeping and their heads are bowed in sorrow. Even though the story ends, her
thoughts remain with them.
Ans. The mother sings a song from Indian mythology, the song of Sita, in her
second exile. Sita was abandoned by her husband and takes refuge in the
hermitage of Valmiki. Sita was very sad, and wept under the burden of her
troubles. The young children are so moved by Sita’s grief that they too start
weeping and their heads are bowed in sorrow. Even though the story ends, her
thoughts remain with them.
5. How does Dutt relate the past and the present in her poem? 2019
Ans. The poem begins with three happy children anticipating a story. As it
progresses we see the children with their heads bowed in sorrow. Toru and her
siblings were happy in their childhood but now she is alone and misses them.
The story of Sita is an old one in Indian mythology and handed down from
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generation to generation. The children hear this story from their mother. The
poet becomes nostalgic towards the end and misses her siblings and their
childhood days spent together. In these subtle ways, the poet relates the past
and present in her poem.
Ans. The children are listening to their mother narrating a bedtime tale. Her
narration makes the story come alive and they are able to visualize the scene as
she speaks to them. They see a dark dense forest. It is dark and dense as there
is a lot of vegetation with tall trees growing, the branches of which do not allow
the sun’s rays to penetrate. However, in the centre of the forest a certain space
has been cleared. Here flowers bloom on creepers embracing tall trees. There
is a lake with crystal clear water. The place is filled with birds and animals
which include gliding swans, springing peacocks and racing deer. There are
some fields with grain cultivated on it and altars with blue smoke rising from
it.
Ans. The children are being told a bedtime story by their mother. The story is
that of Sita, in exile, after being abandoned by her husband. Sita is unhappy
and is weeping. The children listening to the story are filled with compassion
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for her. They are so moved by her sorrow that they too start weeping at her
misery and their heads are bowed in sorrow.
Ans. These lines are from Toru Dutt’s poem ‘Sita’. The poem sees a mother
telling her three young children the age-old story of Sita in her second exile.
The above lines are part of the description of Valmiki’s hermitage where Sita
takes refuge after being abandoned by her husband. There are fields cultivated
with grains, indicating the presence of hermitage inmates, for whom the grain
is cultivated. There are also altars with blue smoke rising from them. Altars
indicate an air of solemnity. The poet anchorite is a reference to Valmiki.
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Ans. These lines are from Toru Dutt’s poem ‘Sita’. The poem sees a mother
telling her three young children the age old story of Sita in her second exile.
The beautiful lady described here is Sita, who has been abandoned by her
husband. She takes refuge in Valmiki’s hermitage. She is very unhappy and is
weeping. She is not weeping for the sake of it, but there is a good reason for
her tears. The children listening to the story are filled with compassion for her.
They are so moved by her sorrow that they too start weeping at her misery.
Is by a mother sung
Ans. These lines are from Toru Dutt’s poem ‘Sita’. The poem sees a mother
telling her three young children the age old story of Sita in her second exile.
The children are so filled with compassion on hearing the story of Sita and her
troubles that they weep along with her. In these lines we get to know that it is
the mother who is narrating the story to her children. Even though the story
gets over, it remains with them.
Ans. These lines are from Toru Dutt’s poem ‘Sita’. The poem sees a mother
telling her three young children the age old story of Sita in her second exile.
The child are so moved by the story of Sita that even after the narration is over,
they are not able to forget it. It has made a strong impression on them and
they would continue to think and dream about it till the break of day.
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Ans. These are the concluding lines from Toru Dutt’s poem ‘Sita’. The poem
sees a mother telling her three young children the age old story of Sita in her
second exile. The poet longs for her childhood days. Her brother Abju died at
14 and her sister Aru died at 23. She misses the old days when they were
together. She yearns for the time when they were young and used to gather by
their mother’s side in the evening.
6. How does the poem reflect the poet’s deep love of nature?
Ans. The poet’s deep love for nature can be seen by the word picture she
paints of the forest and the hermitage. The description is captivating and holds
our attention. There is perfect harmony in nature as she depicts it in ‘Sita’. Her
use of the word ‘poet-anchorite’ also shows that this beautiful place is one
where a poet can retreat to and seek peace and solitude.
Ans. The children are listening to a bedtime story being narrated by their
mother. She does it so well that it makes the story come alive. She describes a
dense dark forest, and the children are able to visualize it and gaze on the
forest with wide-open eyes. They see a dark dense forest with tall trees
growing, the branches of which do not allow the sun’s rays to penetrate.
However, in the center of the forest a certain space has been cleared. Here
flowers bloom on creepers twining around tall trees. There is a lake with
crystal clear water. The forest is filled with birds and animals which include
gliding swans, springing peacocks, and racing deer. There are some fields with
grain cultivated on it and altars with blue smoke rising from it.
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Ans. As we read Toru Dutt’s poem ‘Sita’, we are transported to the sylvan
setting of nature in all its beauty and pristine glory. In these beautiful
surroundings, the reader is exposed to Sita’s pain on being abandoned by her
husband and separation from him. The children listening to Sita’s story are so
moved by her sorrow that they too weep along with her. The picture of Sita’s
suffering quietly stays with us and in effect brings out the essence of the poem.
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