Question

9) How is the imagery of 'young trees and merry children a contrast to the mother? *

1 point

A) hope is a way of life

B) greenery and autumn

C) spring and autumn

D) Mother's health-hopelessness and trees and merry children- youthfulness and hope

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Answer 1

Mother's health - hopelessness and trees and merry children - youthfulness and hope. (Option D)

The poem 'My mother at sixty six' draws a contrast between children who are full of energy and happiness and writer's mother, whose face resembles a corpse because of her age and lack of energy.

While driving to the airport, the writer can't stop herself but compare the pale and dull face of her mother with the happy and energetic faces of children and trees which are standing tall and green, full of hope.

Answer 2

Answer:

D) Mother's health-hopelessness and trees and merry children- youthfulness and hope

Explanation:

• The image of the happy children's spilling out of their homes' was used by the poet to emphasise the contrast between childhood and old age.
• While childhood is a time of carefree merriment, old age is a time of bereavement.
• The poetess gets out of the automobile to get rid of the thought of her mother not being with her for long and to get over her fear of losing her mother from childhood.
• The image of young trees and happy children represents the stark contrast between the poetess' mother and the bustling scene outside their car.

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