Question

1. What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used?
2. What has the camera captured?

Answer 1

Ans 1:  

In the poem, the word ‘cardboard’ means a frame which supports the photograph. This word had been used in the poem because the picture is very old when the cardboard was used as a photo frame.

Ans 2:

The camera has captured the poet’s mother and her two cousins, Betty and Dolly, on the beach. They went for paddling where her mother’s uncle captured the photo in between the moment. Her mother was around twelve years old and was in the middle. She was holding the hands of her cousins who were on the side of her. It was her mother’s favourite past memories.

Answer 2

Answer:

The word 'cardboard' in the poem refers to the photograph of the poet's mother enjoying a sea-holiday with her two cousins when she was twelve years old. The cardboard stands for the frame that supports and holds the photograph. It signifies that life is transient and what remains is an insignificant piece of paper.

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