THE BANGLE SELLERS

THE BANGLE SELLERS

"The Bangle Sellers" is a poem describing the life of Indian women,the customs and traditions they partake in . The poem uses the theme  of bangles,an important ornament for Indian women to embellish themselves with.

   The settings of the poem is at a temple fair where the Bangle Sellers call out people to have a look at their bangles and but them for their daughters and wives.

 STANZA 1

           

           

             Bangle Sellers are we who bear 

             Our shinning loads to the temple               fair....

             Who will buy thes delicate,bright 

              Rainbow-tinted circles of light ?

              Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,

              For happy daughters and happy                   wives.

    The Bangle Sellers are introduced at the start of the poem.They are present at the temple fair to make a trade for their bangles.These peddlers enumerate teh qualities of their products by using adjectives like delicate, bright, rainbow tinted circles of light .

   

      They urge the onlookers to buy them for their daughters and wives.The sellers are represented in one voice to emphasize that they all have the same goal and purpose.

       The words 'Lustrous tokens of radiant lives ' give a peek into the Indian culture and the significance that bangles are associated with like happiness and prosperity.