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MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE

Synopsis : A brief explanation and recitation of                                the poem 'My Grandmother's                                               House' by Kamala Das.       

Objective :

• to enable learners to appreciate the poem.
• to analyse the poem based on the theme.
• to highlight the love of grandmother.

Special Objective :

• to make learners realise the moments with their Grandmother.

Medium : Video and Audio (English)

Duration : 05 min 39sec

Team Members : Parvathy V L, Saranya,                                               Sreenisha S R, Sreelakshmi M S,                                        Sreelakshmi R S, Thazlima 

Shot 1 (14sec)

The teacher trainee, Sreelakshmi M S addresses the camera.

Good morning everyone, Today we are going to deal with the poem ‘A Grandmother’s House’ by Kamala Das. Have you heard about Kamala Das? My friend Thazlima give you a brief description about the poet.

Shot 2 (55sec)

Another teacher trainee Thazlima describes about the author.

Today we are going to discuss about a famous writer kamala surayya. She Was also known as madhavai kutty and Kamala Das .she was a gifted bilingual writer who could delight her readers with her inimitable style in both English and Malayalam. She was popular as poet and short story writer. She was honored with Ezhuthachan puraskaram ,Vayalar Award , sahithya academy award , etc. My story , The old play house and other poems , padmavathi the harlot , my mother at sixty six are some of her Poems in English.

Shot 3 (09 sec)

Teacher trainee Sreelakshmi M S addresses the camera.

Have you got an idea about the poet? Now, let's move on to the poem. My friend Sreenisha will recite the poem.

Shot 4 (01min 02sec)

Another teacher trainee Sreenisha S R recites the poem.

There is a house now far away where once

I received love……. That woman died,

The house withdrew into silence, snakes moved

Among books, I was then too young

To read, and my blood turned cold like the moon

How often I think of going

There, to peer through blind eyes of windows or

Just listen to the frozen air,

Or in wild despair, pick an armful of

Darkness to bring it here to lie

Behind my bedroom door like a brooding

Dog…you cannot believe, darling,

Can you, that I lived in such a house and

Was proud, and loved…. I who have lost

My way and beg now at strangers' doors to

Receive love, at least in small change?

Shot 5 (07 sec)

Teacher trainee Sreelakshmi M S addresses the camera.

Did you understand the lines? Let's listen to Sreelakshmi R S for the summary of the poem.

Shot 6 (01min 04sec)

Teacher trainee Sreelakshmi R S summarises the poem.

Now, I will give a rough idea about the poem. The speaker begins by remembering a long-lost house in which she felt loved. The speaker's grandmother died, and after her death, the house fell silent. Snakes slithered between the books. At this time, the speaker was still a child and couldn't read yet. When her grandmother died, the speaker felt as if her blood had turned as cold as the moon. The speaker often dreams of going back to the house and squinting through its empty windows or listening to the cold, lifeless air. She imagines that, in a moment of deep anguish, she might scoop up some of the house's gloom in her arms and take it home to keep in her bedroom, where it would lie around like a moping dog. Addressing a loved one she calls her "darling," the speaker says they couldn't possibly believe she once lived in a house where she was happy, proud, and cared for. She says she has wandered off course now; she spends her time trying to gather crumbs of love from strangers.

Shot 7 (15 sec)

Teacher trainee Sreelakshmi M S addresses the camera.

Hope you understood the poem. Do you know about poetic devices? What are the poetic devices usef in this poem? My friend Parvathy V L will explain about the poetic devices in the poem.

Shot 8 (01min 05sec)

Teacher trainee Parvathy V L explains about the poetic devices.

Now I will give an idea about poetic device in the poem 

Simile– It is a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds. i.e. My blood turned cold like the moon, lie behind my bedroom door like a brooding dog.

Metaphor– it is figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity. i.e. to peer through blind eyes of windows

Shot 9 (05 sec)

Teacher trainee Sreelakshmi M S addresses the camera.

Now, my friend Saranya will sum up the lesson.

Shot 10 (50sec)

Teacher trainee Saranya sum up the lesson

 In the poem, My Grandmother's House, the poet recalls her childhood days. The poet becomes nostalgic about the fond memories of love and care she received from that house. After the death of her Grandmother, the house was deserted. The house withdraw into silence. The poet uses some beautiful expressions like 'snake moved among books' and 'my blood turned cold like the moon' which adds beauty to the poem. The poem renders a strong comparison between the past and present life of the poet. I hope you enjoyed the poem.

Thank you. 

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