7. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: (8)
a. The sea holiday was her past,
Mine is her laughter. Both wry
With the laboured ease of loss.
a) Which sea holiday is referred to here?
b) What was poetess past?
c) Why is the poetess nostalgic about her mother‟s laughter?
d) Name the literary device used in the above stanza.
Answers
Answer:
sahi hai to branlist me dalna
Explanation:
Infer the meanings of the following words from the context
Paddling Transient
Now, look up the dictionary to see if your inference is right.
Answer:
Paddling Transient wading in the water in bare feet temporary
Dictionary Meanings
Paddling Transient walking through shallow water in bare feet for only a short time
B. THINK IT OUT
Question 1.
What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used?
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.
Explanation:
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