In The Bazaar

Of Hyderabad
Sarojini Naidu
About the Poetess
● Was called “The Nightingale of India”.
● Was a patriot and freedom fighter,
● Loved writing poetry.
● Was the President of the Indian National
Congress
● Was the first woman Governor in India.
● Wrote this poem as a part of the
Swadeshi Movement.
● During that freedom movement the
Indians decided to boycott European
products and use the Indian products
instead.
 Plot of the Poem
● The poet has described the beauty of a traditional Indian
market or "bazaar" in Hyderabad and the various stalls in
them.
● She describes details of all sort of things that one can
buy in a traditional bazaar in Hyderabad.

Poem link
Summary of the Poem
● Vendors are asked of what they are selling and they
describe those items in turn.
● We can hear the music produced by our traditional
Indian musical instruments played by the musicians and
the chanting of of the magicians.
● Delicious fruits like citron, pomegranate and plum are
being sold by the fruit-sellers, while the vendors are
weighing saffron, lentil and rice.
 Summary of the Poem
● The pleasant fragrance of sandalwood and henna can be
smelt. Also the smell of flowers which are woven into
chaplets and garlands is in the air.
● One can see the richness of wares in the bazaar. The
poetess has mentioned colors such as crimson, purple,
silver, amber, azure and red. All this paints a word picture
of what all goods are sold in an Indian bazaar.
Alliteration
It is a literary device that
uses the repetition of the
sounds, usually the
beginning sounds, of words.
Repetition
Repetition is when words or phrases are repeated
Examples of Repetition:
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
"Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!
And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I

sleep."
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Task 4 : Literary device organizer

Task 5: Assessment Qs