but soon
put that thought away, and
looked out at young,
trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes.
a. Name the poem and the poet.
b. What thought did the poet put away?
c. Why are the young trees described as sprinting?
d. How do you know that the joyful scene did not help her drive away ‘that thought’ from her mind?
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a. Name the poem and the poet.
My Mother at Sixty-six by Kamla Das
b. What thought did the poet put away?
The sad and depressing thoughts about ageing and death, particularly about her mother’s old age.
c. Why are the young trees described as sprinting?
It is a factual phenomenon that in a moving vehicle, the trees and other stationary objects appear to be moving in the opposite direction.
d. How do you know that the joyful scene did not help her drive away ‘that thought’ from her mind?
Even at the airport she was being haunted by the same depressing thoughts about her mother; she hid those thoughts with an artificial smile.
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This stanza has been taken from the lesson"My Mother at Sixty-six" and composed by "Kamla Das".
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