The Peacock

The Peacock is a poem from the NCERT Class 11 English textbook Woven Words, written by Sujata Bhatt. The poem presents a vivid and delicate description of a peacock, capturing its beauty, colours, movements, and mysterious presence in nature. Through rich imagery and sensory details, the poet portrays the bird as an elusive creature that appears unexpectedly and disappears just as quickly, leaving behind a lasting impression of wonder and admiration.

These flashcards help students revise the poem’s imagery, themes, poetic devices, and important details. Learners explore the poet’s description of the peacock’s turquoise colours, graceful movements, and magnificent tail with its eye-like patterns. The flashcard format provides a structured and engaging way to review symbolism, visual imagery, and literary techniques while strengthening understanding of the poem.

This study resource develops Reading Comprehension, Poetry Analysis, Literary Analysis, Observation Skills, Visualisation Skills, and Interpretation Skills. Students learn to appreciate nature through poetry, identify poetic devices, analyse imagery, and understand how descriptive language creates vivid mental pictures. The Peacock summary, Sujata Bhatt poem, and NCERT Class 11 English notes are important learning areas supported by this resource.