THE BEAUTY OF BANGLES:SAROJINI NAIDU

In the poem 'bangle sellers' by Sarojini Naidu ,she underlines the auspiciousness and the symbolic value of the custom of wearing bangles among traditional Indian women the poet beautifully brings out the beauty of bangles. women in all stages of life virgins brides and mature Matriarch love to wear bangles. the various colours of the bangles are objective by the feelings of their heart. the poet calls these bangles Rainbow tinted circles of light. they are lustrous tokens of Radiant lives for happy daughters and Happy Wives . the bangles that maidens love to wear are silver and blue in their colour some of the bangles look like the fields of Sun lit corns, their bangles have the glow of marriage fire ,their Jingle and Tinkle symbolises the laughter and pearly tears of bride. mature middle aged woman, their bangles are green coloured with purple and gold flex on them that symbolise their pride and satisfaction in having lived a successful married life. Sarojini Naidu's 'the bangle seller 'is rich in poetic devices like alliteration Simile ,Metaphor, rhyme scheme and repetitions. alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds for example Gods at her husband's side. simile is a comparison between two different things actions of feelings using the words as a like for example flushed like the buds. metAphor is comparison between the similar things to bring out some quality for example tranquil brow of Woodland dream. rhyme scheme of the poem has four stanzas and each having three pairs of rhyming lines and repetition the word 'some' has been repeated 6 times in the poem.