What is the poet's role in the poem?

The woman is spreading the embroidered quilt and working all night.

On the quilt, the emotions that are depicted are joys and sorrows and it tells the story of Rupai's life.

The woman asks to place the quilt on her grave because she wants the quilt to represent her grief and pain, so it may provide relief to both her and her beloved.

The quilt symbolizes the woman's pain, grief, and love, expressed line by line through its embroidery.