Question

.but after the airport’s
security check, standing a few yards
away, I looked again at her wan,
pale
as a late winter’s moon...
(i) Who is the speaker in the above extract?
(ii) Where is the speaker standing?
(iii)What has been referred to as wan and pale?
(iv)Name the poem and the poet.

Answer 1

(i) The speaker in the above extract is the poet herself.

(ii) The speaker is standing at the security check, a few yards away from her mother.

(iii) The poet's mother has been referred to as wan and pale here.

She's old, aged sixty six and her face almost resembles that of a corpse.

(iv) The poem is "My mother at sixty six"

The poet is Kamala das a.k.a. Madhavikutty

Answer 2

Answer:(a). The speaker in the above extract is herself.

(b). The speaker is standing at the security check .

(d). The poem is My mother at sixty-six and the poet is Kamala das.

Explanation