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what does the line "its silence silences" mean?

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The photograph reflects a dear, old memory of the poet's mother. While her mother was alive, she would look at the photograph and reminiscence about the day spent at the sea. However, after the mother's death, the photograph elicits no words from the poet. It is a reminder of her mother's death. This harsh realization of loss silences her.

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 the death of the mother delivers a stunning blow and silences the poet forever. the poet realized that death is true and real and the silence of death silences everyone. thus, the poet comes to terms with the muting silence of death.

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This line expresses the situation when the lively photograph becomes silent.( As the photograph is already silent but was made lively by her mother's laughter. after her death, the silent but lively photograph silences)

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The grief of the loss of the poet mother silences everything ....
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The silence of the photograph silences the poet. She experiences the great loss of her mother. Death can silence you and leave you speechless. This refers to the crticial appreaciation of the poem.the death of the mother delivers a stunning blow and silences the poet forever. the poet realized that death is true and real and the silence of death silences everyone. thus, the poet comes to terms with the muting silence of death.1st scilence is refered to as the death of the mother and 2nd scilences is refered that nobody can escape death as death is inevitabe and we all know that death creeps into a person's life like a thief in the night.This line expresses the situation when the lively photograph becomes silent. (As the photograph was already silent but was made lively by her mother's laughter. After her death, the silent photograph silences)

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The silence silences mean ' the silence of the photograph silences the poet'. She experiences the great loss of her mother. Death of her mother silenced her and leave's her speechless. This refers to the crticial appreaciation of the poem.
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The silence silences means here depics the loss of her mother's death. Its silence refers to mother's death and silence refers to make more silence. Poetic device use here is paradox
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The photograph is silent and leaves her silent as well.


I JUST WANT TO ADD TO HER POINTS.

 
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The poetic device used here is paradox and alliteration
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The sentence "Its silence silences "here refers that Death is already silent. The silence of the death has silenced everything around . The environment is sad and blooming
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the line beautifully explains situation of poet when her mother was alive seeing these photographs of her childhood made her laugh thus breaking silence or stillness of the photograph however when her mother died even her laugh stooped and hence the lines its silence silences i,e stillnes of photo prevailed
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The photograph is ironically a dysphonic one. The state of mother being happy in the photograph and the happiness of the poet to see her mother in happy state both are connected to a dark side. Ironically mother is no more to see her happy and at the same time the poet does not have her mother to make the poet herself happy. Both are amusing yet disappointing as the state of feeling comfortable or released is unnatural. There is a deep loss of pain. Or The mother has fond memories of her past but there is a sense of loss in recalling those moments as they make her realise that the good old times of her childhood will never come back. For the poet, the ‘loss’ refers to the loss of her mother. She has fond memories of her dead mother but she misses her laughter and her presence that will never return to the poet. Thus, both remember their pasts with a laugh that conceals sadness as none can re-live those lost moments.
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Death and loss of a dear one bring about a terrible void in one's life and one is unable to put one's emotions into words. there is a terrible silence but with feeling that can not be expressed in any way or even shared with others. Only time can heal.This phrase "silence silences" is an alliteration.
 
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The question said 'line by line explanation.' Please give if anyone have.
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This is a paradox . Its seems to be quite unnatural as silence cannot silences . The circumstances of his mothers death silences everything around her. She doesnt want to think
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Poetest has expressed her sence of loss by saying her mother's laughter was a matter of past. She has also described her feet as transient. Lastly she is speechless about the whole situation.
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How does the poet feel the loss of her mother
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The death of poet's mother silenced everything around her. For the poet her life was no more lively and jolly
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This closing line of the entire poem is indicative of the pain that death can leave behind. The loss of a near one is very sorrowful and cannot be put in words.Death in itself is silent and the gap that it creates cannot be filled by anyone.
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Can we please have line by line explanation
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The silence that is created because of the death of her mother made her completely silent leaving her in utter pain.
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The silence that is created because of the death of her mother made her completely silent leaving her in utter pain.
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The silence silences means here depics the loss of her mother's death. Its silence refers to mother's death and silence refers to make more silence.
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As the circumstance came over it , the situation becomes silent..( circumstance refers to death of poetess mother) .the death of the mother delivers a stunning blow and silences the poet forever. the poet realized that death is true and real and the silence of death silences everyone. thus, the poet comes to terms with the muting silence of death.
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Name of the poem my dear 
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The phrase "It silence silences" clearly gives us the description of the mental state of poetess at that time. She is sad at the the death of her mother. By looking at the old photograph of her mother's childhood, she recalls the moment where her mother used to laugh by looking at the photograph. The memory of her mother's laughter fills her with deep sadness by the core of her heart. She is so grief striken that she is unable to express it through her words. She is unable to accept the fact that her mother has gone forever. So as to give her readers the feeling of mental pain that she is undergoing, she uses the above two words.
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The poet is very sad at the death of her mother. She feels lonely in her absence. The pain has silenced her. The pangs of separation and silence surround her.
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The line refer to we the poet silence because the time with old heart the poet saw photo of her mother that's is felling others silent
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sadness
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The silence silences means the loss of her mother's death. Its silence refers to mother's death and silence refers to make more silence. The sentence "Its silence silences "here refers that Death is already silent.
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hi
 
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If you have ever played dota 2 , there is a hero called silencer who is really good at disabling the enemies by silencing them and making them not able to cast any spells, now if anyone silences the silencer himself it will be called the silence silences... so that is where it comes,,, silence silences
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The state of mother being happy in the photograph and the happiness of the poet to see her mother in happy state both are connected to a dark side. Ironically mother is no more to see her happy and at the same time the poet does not have her mother to make the poet herself happy. Both are amusing yet disappointing as the state of feeling comfortable or released is unnatural. There is a deep loss of pain.SO THE PHRASE
'THE SILENCE SILENCES' is used.
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nothing to say anythings.  now it's over
 
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