Answer: B. Locking women away behind walls, screens, or curtains robs them of their dignity.
Explanation:
The author of this poem, Sarojini Naidu (1879 - 1946), came from a culture where women were to receive a different treatment from men. Women's freedom was taken away with the excuse of protecting them from "eyes impure". If their bodies and faces, their beauty and youth cannot be seen, then they will not be coveted. However, such a way of "protecting" has its own way of harming those involved. It does not "shield a woman's eyes from tears". It does not protect their feelings, does not take their wishes into consideration. It only limits their lives, their abilities, their happiness.
A. Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? - simile
B. The fog comes/on little cat feet. - metaphor
C. Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood, Tin flatware. - imagery
D. What happens to a dream deferred? - symbol
