Question

1) Read the stanza below and answer the questions briefly
And
looked out at young
Trees sprinting the merry children spilling
Out of their homes but after the airports
Security check standing a few yards
Away I looked again at her wan pale
As a late winter s moon and felt that old familiar ache
1)How can the trees sprint?
2) Why did she look at her mother again?
3) What did she observe?
4) Identify the figure of speech used in the last line.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) The trees aren't sprinting. It just that when the author's car passes by the trees seems to move back which happens while riding a vehicle. They seem to be sprinting.

2) She was leaving the town and hence with sadness she looked at her mother as she knew she couldn't do anything to help her.

3) She observed that her mother has turned pale and weak.

4) Simile.