Question

"Both wry with the laboured ease of loss-" explain (hornbill class 11 ques.)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Therefore 'wry'. 'laboured' conveys that both the poet and her mother were struggling, trying to cope with their loss. Yet, both realised that the loss was final and they had to accept it, therefore 'ease'. 'laboured ease of loss' is an oxymoron, a poetic device where two opposites are used together.

Answer 2

Answer:

Actually both of them suffer a sense of loss. The mother loses her carefree childhood. She can't have those moments of enjoyment again that she once experienced at the beach. She can not be smiling girl of twelve again. This is also poet's loss. Perhaps she will never see that smiling face and experience her laughter again in life.