12th Eng.Flamingo Poem -1 Solved Extracts From My Mother At Sixty Six,
Poem -1 MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX by Kamla Das Directions: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: Extract -1 1. ...I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon and felt that old familiar ache, my childhood's fear, but all I said was, see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile..... ( a) What is the speaker's emotional state when looking at her mother? (i) Confused and disoriented (ii) Nostalgic and longing (iii) Empathetic and understanding (iv) Fearful and apprehensive (b) What does the use of the word 'but' at the beginning of the line, "but all I said...", suggest? (c) Select the word that WILL NOT complete the sentence appropriately. The description of the mother as "wan, pale/as a late winter's moon" creates a vivid image of……. (i) vulnerability (ii) sensitivity (iii) frailty (iv) mortality (d) State whether the given statement is True or False. The poetic device used in the line, ...