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Why has the mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon'?
Why are the young trees described as 'sprinting'?
Bring out the significance of the title "my mother at sixty-six".In 20-30 words
what is the theme of the poem "my mother at sixty-six"?
what are the poetic devices used in the poem my mother at sixty six
what is the familiar ache, why does it return?
what do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
1 what do u mean by her face ashen like a corpse? which poetic device has been used?
2 what familiar ache did the poetess feel?
3 what it means "all i did was smile smile smile"?
Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children 'spilling out of their homes'?
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 said was smile and smile and smile..............
Questions
a) Who looked wan and pale and why?
b) What was the speaker's familiar ache?
c) How were the parting wprds of the poet and her smile in contrast to her real feelings?
d) Explain the comparison ' as a late winter's moon'.
What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
discuss the complex subtleties of human relationships as the poetess captures in the poem
i want the summary of the poem my mother at sixty six
what is the central idea of my mother at sixty six
what does the poet mean by "familiar ache" and "childhood fear" in the poem my mother at sixty six?
how does the poem ring out the irony of human relationship?
What was the poet's childhood fear?
what were the poet's feelings at the airport how did she hide them
Why does the poet "put that thought away" and loks outside?
why does the poet call her ache "familiar".
Describe the contrast of the scene inside the car with the activities going on outside? Describe the use of images that poet employs to strike that contrast?
Why does the poet feel her old familiar ache and what is her childhood fear?
do you think the poets mother expected her daughter to stay ack with her to look after her? give reason in support of ur answer
give me the summary of the lesson"my mother at sixty six"
What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
what does the poetess mean by ''late winter' moon''?
What did poet notice while her mother sat beside her?
How has the poet compared the scene inside the car with the activities going on outside?
what was the poet's fear ?why does she call it a childhood fear?
Ageing is a natural process; have you ever thought what our elderly parents expect from us?
explain:"realised with pain".
can anyone tell me if any figure of speech is used in all the poems given in flamingi
1. the elementary school classroom in a slum
2. my mother at sixty - six
3.aunt jenifeers tiger
4.keeping quiet
5.a thing of beauty
what were the poetess feels at the airport?How did she hide them ?
why does the poet smile and smile and smile?
who put that thought away and why?
what kind of smile did the poet put in?
What were kamala das fear as a child? Why fo they come back when she's going to the airport ?
figure of speech of my mother at sixtysix
What was kamla das's childhood fear
In the first stanza, how does the poet describe her mother?
The poem my mother at sixty six deals with the subtleties of human realtionship. Justify
Q1- What does the poet do to shrug off the painful thought of her mother's approaching end?
Q2- Why does the poet draw the image of "sprinting trees" and "merry children"?
In mother at sixty-six, Kamala Das has pointed out at close relationships in an objective manner.Comment
what are the poetic devices used in this poem?
what peculiar thing did the speaker notice about her mother?
In poem My mother at sixty six, Which thought did the poet put away?
"her face ashen like that of a corpse".Explain
of a corpse and realised with that she was an old as she looked
whose face is being described here? what expression did it have?what is the cause of this expression?
i want summary of poem my mother at sixty six
why are the young trees described as sprinting?
What is the main idea expressed in the poem 'My Mother AtSixty-Six'? How do the images of thereal world, which occur in the poem connect to this idea?
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Syllabus
Why has the mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon'?
Why are the young trees described as 'sprinting'?
Bring out the significance of the title "my mother at sixty-six".In 20-30 words
what is the theme of the poem "my mother at sixty-six"?
what are the poetic devices used in the poem my mother at sixty six
what is the familiar ache, why does it return?
what do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
1 what do u mean by her face ashen like a corpse? which poetic device has been used?
2 what familiar ache did the poetess feel?
3 what it means "all i did was smile smile smile"?
Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children 'spilling out of their homes'?
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 said was smile and smile and smile..............
Questions
a) Who looked wan and pale and why?
b) What was the speaker's familiar ache?
c) How were the parting wprds of the poet and her smile in contrast to her real feelings?
d) Explain the comparison ' as a late winter's moon'.
What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
discuss the complex subtleties of human relationships as the poetess captures in the poem
i want the summary of the poem my mother at sixty six
what is the central idea of my mother at sixty six
Put that thought away and, Looked out at young
Trees sprinting,the merry children spilling,Out of their homes.
1.What did poet realize?How did she feel?
2.What did she do then?
3.What did she notice in the world outside?
4.What does 'thought away' means here?
what does the poet mean by "familiar ache" and "childhood fear" in the poem my mother at sixty six?
how does the poem ring out the irony of human relationship?
What was the poet's childhood fear?
what were the poet's feelings at the airport how did she hide them
Why does the poet "put that thought away" and loks outside?
why does the poet call her ache "familiar".
Describe the contrast of the scene inside the car with the activities going on outside? Describe the use of images that poet employs to strike that contrast?
Why does the poet feel her old familiar ache and what is her childhood fear?
do you think the poets mother expected her daughter to stay ack with her to look after her? give reason in support of ur answer
give me the summary of the lesson"my mother at sixty six"
What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
what does the poetess mean by ''late winter' moon''?
What did poet notice while her mother sat beside her?
How has the poet compared the scene inside the car with the activities going on outside?
what was the poet's fear ?why does she call it a childhood fear?
Ageing is a natural process; have you ever thought what our elderly parents expect from us?
explain:"realised with pain".
can anyone tell me if any figure of speech is used in all the poems given in flamingi
1. the elementary school classroom in a slum
2. my mother at sixty - six
3.aunt jenifeers tiger
4.keeping quiet
5.a thing of beauty
what were the poetess feels at the airport?How did she hide them ?
why does the poet smile and smile and smile?
who put that thought away and why?
what kind of smile did the poet put in?
What were kamala das fear as a child? Why fo they come back when she's going to the airport ?
figure of speech of my mother at sixtysix
What was kamla das's childhood fear
In the first stanza, how does the poet describe her mother?
The poem my mother at sixty six deals with the subtleties of human realtionship. Justify
Q1- What does the poet do to shrug off the painful thought of her mother's approaching end?
Q2- Why does the poet draw the image of "sprinting trees" and "merry children"?
In mother at sixty-six, Kamala Das has pointed out at close relationships in an objective manner.Comment
what are the poetic devices used in this poem?
what peculiar thing did the speaker notice about her mother?
In poem My mother at sixty six, Which thought did the poet put away?
"her face ashen like that of a corpse".Explain
of a corpse and realised with that she was an old as she looked
whose face is being described here? what expression did it have?what is the cause of this expression?
i want summary of poem my mother at sixty six
why are the young trees described as sprinting?
What is the main idea expressed in the poem 'My Mother AtSixty-Six'? How do the images of thereal world, which occur in the poem connect to this idea?