Question

EXPLAIN THESE LINES.
FROM "THE PHOTOGRAPH"
class 11th Hornbill

The cardboard shows me how it was

When the two girl cousins went paddling,

Each one holding one of my mother’s hands,

And she the big girl — some twelve years or so.​

Answer 1

Answer:

These lines are from the poem - "The Photograph".

Explaination-

In the initial lines the poet is basically telling - That the cardboard (means the frame of photo in which it is inscribed) shows that two girls (who were cousin of poet's mother and were younger) went paddling (means to tap the feet in water, as the scenario described was of beach) , Each one holding one of my mother's hand (here it is described that they both held hands of poet's mother ) And she the big girl ( poet's mother) was twelve at that time (when the photograph was clicked).

Answer 2

Answer:

lines the poet is basically telling

Explanation:

the card board that two girls went padding each one holidaying one of my mothers hand and she the big girl was twelve at that time when the photograph was clicked