Question

4 Describe the central idea of the poem 'A Photograph​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Central Idea of the Poem. Shirley Toulson's poem 'A Photograph' is a loving tribute to her mother. The poem reflects the passage of time and its three stages. ... This stage shows the mother laughing at her picture and the way she and her cousins were dressed in the picture at a beach.

Answer 2

Explanation:

the poet in the first three stanzas tries to out when he crossed the stage of childhood and became a grownup adult.Three answers came to his mind.He become a mature grown up person when he discovered that hell and heaven have no definite locations anywhere.

secondly, the grownups are commonly hypocritical. They do not practice,what they preach to others.Thirdly,he discovered that he has a mind of his own and he can think independently.The poet is however,convinced that childhood innocence can be seen only on the face of a child and not only adult.