My Mother at Sixty Six
TEXTBOOK EXERCISES
1. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?কবিয়ে কেনে ধৰণৰ বেদনা আৰু বেদনা অনুভৱ কৰে?Answer:-
2. Why are the young trees described as “sprinting”?
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Why does Kamla Das describe the young trees as sprinting?
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3. Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children “spilling out of their homes”?
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4. Why has the mother been compared to the “late winter’s moon”?
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Why does Kamla Das compare her mother to ‘a pale winter’s moon’?
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5. What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
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n the last line of the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’, why does the poet use the word ‘smile’ repeatedly?’
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SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. Where is the poet going and who is with her?
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2. How does the poet’s mother look like? What kind of images has the poet used to signify her ageing and decay?
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Describe the poetic devices used by Kamala Das in ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’?
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3. Why does the poet ‘put that thought away’ and looks outside?
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4. Describe the contrast of the scene inside the car with the activities going on outside. Describe the use of images that the poet employs to strike that contrast.
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5. Why does the poet feel her old familiar ache and what is her childhood fear?
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What kind of pain does Kamla Das feel in ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’?
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What was Kamla Das’ childhood fear?
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6. What were the poet’s feelings at the airport? How did she hide them?
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