8.
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow
L-1 looked again at her, wan, pale
L-2 as a late winter's moon and felt that old
L-3 familiar ache, my childhood's fear,
14 but all I said was, see you, Amma,
15 all I did was smile and smile and smile.
(a) Name the poet and the poern.
(b). What was the poet's childhood fear?
(c)What is the poetic device used in line 1-2?
(d.)Explain 'Late winter's moon.
Answers
My Mother at Sixty-Six Important Questions Class 12 English
December 7, 2019 by Bhagya
My Mother at Sixty-Six Important Questions CBSE Class 12 English
My Mother at Sixty -Six Important Questions Short Answer Type Questions (3 – 4 MARKS)
Question 11.
Why has the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’? (Comptt. Delhi 2011)
Answer:
The mother looked pale and ashen faced like a corpse. During late winter the moon too loses its brightness and looks rather pale and colourless like an ill and haggard old person who has become worn-out and tired due to the ravages of time.
Question 12.
Why are the young trees described as ‘sprinting’? (Delhi 2012)
Answer:
The young trees are ‘sprinting’ that is rushing past the poet as she is traveling in a very fast-moving car. While travelling in a speeding vehicle, the objects outside appear to be . rushing past us in the opposite direction. These sprinting trees are in stark contrast to the passive old lady sitting inside the car.
Question 13.
What were the poet’s feelings at the airport? How did she hide them? (All India 2012)
Answer:
At the airport the poet, Kamala Das, feels fearful of leaving her pale, ageing mother alone and unattended. She has an ache and fear inside her heart and is not sure if she will be able to see her mother again. She hides her feelings of anxiety by giving a long and cheerful smile to her mother as she bids her adieu.
Question 14.
What childhood fear did Kamala Das refer to in her poem? How did she hide it? (Comptt. Delhi 2012)
Answer:
Kamala Das childhood fear was that she would lose her mother to the cruel hands of death and thus would be separated from her forever. She attempts to hide her fear through her elongated and superficial smile.
Question 15.
What childhood fear does Kamala Das have? Why? (Comptt. All India 2012)
Answer:
Kamala Das’ childhood fear is that she would lose her mother to the cruel hands of death and thus would be separated from her forever. She has had this fear since her childhood as she knows her mother will be scourged by age.
Explanation:
a)my mother at 66 , poet kamla Das.
b) the fear of pale of her mother and fear of separation.
c)methapor
d)auther mother is in pale ,dull face like as moon is seen in wither not clear.