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    Punishment in Kindergarten

    By Kamala Daz
    Introduction
    .Reading stanzas
    .explaining the poem
    Poetic devices used in the poem
    Qs and ans (by nahyan and akshath)
    Stanza 1
    Today the world is a little more my own.
    No need to remember the pain
    A blue-frocked woman caused, throwing
    Words at me like pots and pans, to drain
    That honey-coloured day of peace
    “Why don’t you join the others? What
    A peculiar child you are!”
    Expl. of Stanza 1
    The poet begins with the line “Today the world is a little more my own” that makes it clear that
    she is going to talk about a past event that was not pleasant for her. Next, she begins by narrating
    the day in her childhood (in Kindergarten) when she went to a picnic along with other students.

    The poet uses ample of symbols like a blue-frocked woman for her teacher, throwing words at
    me like pots and pans, to make us feel the intensity of teacher’s words, the honey-colored for
    the day which was ruined by the harsh words of her teacher.

    While other students were merrymaking and playing together, Kamala Das was sitting alone
    that was not liked by her blue-frocked teacher and she scolded her by calling her a
    peculiar child. The in the first part the poet narrates the day which was quite pleasant and
    ultimately ruined by her teacher.
    Stanza 2
    On the lawn, in clusters, sat my schoolmates sipping
    Sugarcane, they turned and laughed;
    Children are funny things, they laugh
    In mirth at other’s tears. I buried
    My face in the sun-warmed hedge
    And smelt the flowers and the pain
    Expl. of Stanza 2
    In the second part, the poet says when the teacher scolded her, other students who were
    sipping sugarcane started laughing at her. The children, according to Kamala are funny
    creatures. They laugh at others’ pains and they did the same when she was scolded without
    realizing how much she was hurt.

    Being hurt, she hid her face in the sun-warmed hedge and smelt the flowers and the pain. The
    poet associates flowers with pain. I think she has tried to compare her childhood with the flower
    which is quite delicate. Hence she probably wants to convey that this event shook her innocent
    childhood.
    Stanza 3
    The words are muffled now, the laughing
    Faces only a blur. The years have
    Sped along, stopping briefly
    At beloved halts and moving
    Sadly on. My mind has found
    An adult peace. No need to remember
    That picnic day when I lay hidden
    By the hedge, watching the steel-white sun Standing lonely in the sky.
    Expl. of stanza 3
    In the final stanza, the poet says that now that she is grown up, the memory of that event
    has faded away because there is nothing in her childhood to cherish and desire for.

    She has now found adult peace i.e. Ironically be saying again and again “No need to
    remember” her helplessness in forgetting it is quite visible. The memory has not faded
    away but quite clear in her mind (as she remembers very well everything of that day). In
    her poem My Grandmother’s House she desires to memorize everything while in this
    poem the situation is quite the opposite.

    The poem "Punishment in the Kindergarten" describes a child's feelings of shame and
    confusion after being punished for a small mistake. It highlights how the actions of
    adults can deeply affect the emotions of innocent children.
    Poetic Devices

    .Simile
    .Metaphor
    Personification

    For example, the lines “throwing Words at me like pots and pans” and “That hone
    y-colored day of peace” use simile and metaphor
    Questions and answers

    (Questions will be asked by aksath and if u dont know the


    answer it will be answered by nahyan)
    (If u have any doubts u can ask akshath and nahyan!!)
    Qs and ans
    1. What does the poem mean to say “Today the world is a little more my
    own”?
    2. Can u find any other other types of poetic devices??
    Thanks for ur attention!!!!!!

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