1. What is the poem about ?
Ans- The poem 'Sita' is about the mythological character Sita the wife of Lord Ram.
2. How may children listen to the story ?
Ans - The children listening to the story - the poet, her brother and sister .
3. Who dwells in peace in the forest ?
Ans- Valmiki , the poet anchorite dwells in peace in the forest .
4. What is the colour of the swans which are seen gliding in the lake ?
Ans- The colour of the swans which are seen gliding in the lake is white .
5. Who is the narrator of the story ?
Ans - The poet's mother is the narrator of the story .
B. Answer the following questions in a few words:
1. What prevents the sunlight from entering the place ?
Ans- The dense forest prevents sunlight from entering the place .
2. Name the birds and animals mentioned in the poem ?
Ans - The birds and animals mentioned in the poem are white swans, peacock and deer .
3. Where are the children sitting ?
Ans - The children are sitting in a darkened room .
4. Whose heads are bounced in sorrow ?
Ans - On listening the sad story of Sita the heads of the poet, her brother and sister heads are bounced in sorrow.
5. What does the poet remember when she listens to the story ?
Ans - When the poet listens to the story of Sita , she remembers the past happy days of her children when she along with her brother and sister would listen to story from her mother .
C. Answer the following questions briefly in your own words :
1. Why are the children weeping ?
Ans - The children are weeping to hear the sad story of Sita in exile in the hermitage of Valmiki .
2. Describe the hermitage where Sita is living ?
Ans - Sita is living in the hermitage of Valmiki when the mother narrates the story of Sita the three children can see the hermitage through the eyes of their mind . The hermitage in the dense forest where sunbeam cannot enter .
3. What does the poet long for ?
Ans - The poet longs for those past happy days of her childhood when she along with her brother and sister would listen to her mother telling them the story of Sita .
D. Give suitable answers to the following :
1. How does the poem reflect the poet's deep love for nature ?
Ans The poem reflects the poet's deep love for nature when she presents a pen-picture of Valmiki's hermitage , where Sita is living in exile . The place is densely covered with creepers, flowers and trees . It is so dense that sunlight cannot pass through it . There are white swans gliding on a placid lake rotating their wings . The peacocks are seen dancing and the wild deer running amidot yellow grain . Blue smoke rivals from the scared alters .
This pictorial presentation of nature world stresses the poet's deep love for nature .
2. Write a critical summary of the poem 'Sita ' ?
Ans - In the poem "Sita " the poet Taru Dutt conjures up the mythic past and tries to infuse into it the past glory . She gives a picture of Sita in exile . What fascinates the reader is her description of nature in which flowers, lakes , peacocks and herd of deer find place .
The narrator in the poem is the mother who is telling the story of Sita in exile to her three children - Tory , her sister Aru, and their brother , Abju . In the darkened room the three children gaze , through the eyes of their mind, on a dense forest i.e. the Ashram of Valmiki where Sita was in exile . They see gigantic flowers blooming on creepers that embrace tall trees ; a quiet clear lake where white swans are swimming smoothly the peacock springing ; the herds of wild deer racing ; the small areas gleaming with yellow waving grain . And among all these they see Sita weeping because she has been put in exile in Valmiki Ashram .
The sorrow of Sita's life has deeply touched the children. They can see the Valmiki Ashram where Sita was in exile through the eyes of their mind. They feel sorry for Sita , and tears roll down their eyes . The children are so affected by the story of Sita that they dreamt of it whole night after the mother have finished telling the story .
