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My Mother at Sixty Six - CBSE Class 12 NCERT English Reader Flamingo Poem Explanation, Summary, Difficult words
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My Mother at Sixty Six - CBSE Class 12 English Reader (Flamingo) Poem 1- Detailed explanation of the Poem along with meanings of difficult words. Also, the explanation is followed by a Summary of the poem and literary devices used. All the exercises and Question and Answers given at the back of the lesson have been covered.
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Class 12 English Poem 1 - My Mother at Sixty Six
by Kamala Das
About Poet
kamala das
Kamala Das (1934-2009) was born in Malabar, Kerala. She is recognised as one of India’s foremost poets. Her works are known for their originality, versatility and the indigenous flavour of the soil. She has published many novels and short stories. She wrote under the pen name “Madhavi Kutty”.
Introduction to the lesson
My mother at sixty six is written by Kamala Das who is famous for capturing complexities of human relationships. The poem my mother at sixty six is one of the finest examples of the human bonding, especially that of a mother and daughter. It describes the pain and fear of the poet - of losing her mother due to harsh reality of life which is death.
Summary of the poem
The poet, in this poem describes her mother. She says that she is sixty six years old and looks very weak and old. When the poet was returning from her parent’s home and was on the way to the airport, her mother was accompanying her. She noticed her mother who was sitting with her at the back seat of the car. She was sleeping with her mouth wide open, her face was the colour of ash. It looked lifeless. This very thought disturbed her so much that she diverted her mind and looked outside the car. She saw the trees by the roadside which seemed to be running. There were young children running into the playground. All this symbolised life, energy and happiness in contrast to her mother’s appearance. When she reached the airport, she again looked at her ailing mother who looked old and dull like the weak moon in the winter season. The poet was surrounded by the same fear that she had during her childhood - the fear of losing her mother. She thought that may be this was the last time that she saw her mother alive. Her mother was about to die. But then she tried to come out of the sadness and smiled at her mother. She said that soon she would see her again. The poet wanted to be with her mother again and did not want to lose her.
Poem and explanation
Driving from my parent’s home
To Cochin last Friday morning,
I saw my mother beside me.
my mother
Beside: alongside
The poetess explains that once when she visited her parent’s house in Cochin. It was a Friday when she was driving back to the airport, her mother was sitting beside her at the back of the car. The poet looked at her mother.
Literary Devices:
Assonance: Here we see the use of vowel sound that is ‘o’.(To Cochin last Friday morning)