Why has the mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon'?

Why are the young trees described as 'sprinting'?

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 do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?

Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children 'spilling out of their homes'?

What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?

 i want the summary of the poem my mother at sixty six

what is the central idea of my mother at sixty six

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"?

what does the poet mean by "familiar ache" and "childhood fear" in the poem my mother at sixty six?

 What was the poet's childhood fear?

what were the poet's feelings at the airport how did she hide them

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'.

Why does the poet "put that thought away" and loks outside?

what is the familiar ache, why does it return?

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?

how does the poem ring out the irony of human relationship?

What did poet notice while her mother sat beside her?

give me the summary of the lesson"my mother at sixty six"

What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?

Ageing is a natural process; have you ever thought what our elderly parents expect from us?

discuss the complex subtleties of human relationships as the poetess captures in the poem

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

why does the poet smile and smile and smile?

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

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 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

 In mother at sixty-six, Kamala Das has pointed out at close relationships in an objective manner.Comment

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?

How has the poet compared the scene inside the car with the activities going on outside?

In poem My mother at sixty six, Which thought did the poet put away?

"her face ashen like that of a corpse".Explain