Palanquin-Bearers

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"Palanquin-Bearers" is a lyrical poem by Indian writer Sarojini Naidu that vividly portrays the grace, devotion, and rhythmic movement of bearers carrying a bride in a traditional palanquin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lyrical poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
associatedWith The Golden Threshold (poetry collection) ⓘ
author Sarojini Naidu ⓘ
comparesBrideTo a dew drop ⓘ
a flower ⓘ
a star ⓘ
comparesMovementTo a bird on the wing ⓘ
a pearl on a string ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
culturalContext Indian wedding customs ⓘ
palanquin transport tradition ⓘ
depicts palanquin bearers carrying a bride ⓘ
traditional Indian wedding procession ⓘ
form stanzaic lyric ⓘ
genre lyric poetry ⓘ
imageryType nature imagery ⓘ
sensory imagery ⓘ
includedIn collections of Sarojini Naidu’s poems ⓘ
intendedEffect evoke visual and rhythmic beauty ⓘ
highlight dignity of humble workers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Indian English literature ⓘ
linked to: Indian English
meterFeature strong rhythmic pattern suggesting movement ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person plural ⓘ
period early 20th century Indian English poetry ⓘ
portrays affectionate care for the bride ⓘ
graceful movement of palanquin bearers ⓘ
lightness and delicacy of the bride ⓘ
rhythmic swaying of the palanquin ⓘ
setting traditional Indian milieu ⓘ
speaker palanquin bearers ⓘ
structureFeature refrain-like repetition of lines ⓘ
studiedIn Indian school curricula ⓘ
theme devotion ⓘ
duty ⓘ
joy ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
rhythm of movement ⓘ
traditional Indian customs ⓘ
tone joyful ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
reverent ⓘ
usesPoeticDevice alliteration ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
simile ⓘ

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The Golden Threshold → containsPoem → Palanquin-Bearers ⓘ