The Rainbow

 

The Rainbow

– Christina Georgina Rossetti

Let's start:

Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–1894) was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional and children's poems. She is perhaps best known for her poem Goblin Market.

ক্রিস্টিনা জর্জিনা রোসেটেটি (১৮৩০-১৮৯৯) একজন ইংরেজী কবি যিনি বিভিন্ন রকমের রোমান্টিক, ভক্তিমূলক এবং শিশুদের কবিতা লিখেছিলেন। তিনি সম্ভবত তাঁর কবিতা গব্লিন মার্কেটের জন্য সবচেয়ে বেশি পরিচিত।

 

Let's read:

 

Boats sail on the rivers,

নৌকা নদী উপর দিয়ে ভেসে যায়,

And ships sail on the seas;

এবং জাহাজগুলি সমুদ্রের উপর দিয়ে ভেসে যায়;

But clouds that sail across the sky

কিন্তু আকাশ জুড়ে ভেসে যায় মেঘ

Are prettier than these.

এগুলির চেয়ে সুন্দর।

There are bridges on the rivers,

নদীর উপর ব্রিজ আছে,

As pretty as you please;

তোমার মত সুন্দর;

But the bow that bridges heaven,

তবে ধনুক যা স্বর্গকে সেতুবন্ধন করে,

And overtops the trees,

এবং গাছগুলি ছাড়িয়ে যায়,

And builds a road from earth to sky,

এবং পৃথিবী থেকে আকাশ পর্যন্ত একটি রাস্তা তৈরি করে,

Is prettier far than these.

এগুলির থেকে অনেক বেশি সুন্দর।

Let's do:

Activity 1

Tick [√] the correct alternative:

(a) Ships sail on the

(i) pond

(ii) lake

(iii) sea √

(b) Clouds are prettier than

(i) rain and sky

(ii) boats and ships √

(iii) rivers and seas

(c) The poet talks about a bow that bridges

(i) heaven √

(ii) sea

(iii) river

(d) The poet mentions that the road is from

(i) sky to earth

(ii) earth to river

(iii) earth to sky √

Activity 2 

Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) Boats sail on the rivers।

(b) The sailing boats and ships are less beautiful than clouds.

(c) Bridges are built over the rivers.

(d) The bow builds a road from earth to sky.

Activity 4

Fill in the following chart with information from the text:

 

What	Where
(a) Boats sail	on the rivers
(b) Clouds sail	across the sky
(c) The bow	bridges heaven
(d) The bow	overtops the trees