ICSE-X-English
03: Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu
- #4Discuss the use of colour imagery in the extract.Ans : Purple and grey are colours that signify depth and maturity. Women and men usually develop these traits in their understanding, after a transition from youth to adulthood. Due to this change, their preferences also change. Bangles of purple and grey colours, as the speaker says, are therefore suitable for middle-aged women. Thus, the use of colour imagery indicates the poet's mastery as a very sensitive, empathetic and discerning observer of life.