how does the photogrph bring a train of sweet and sad memories in the poets mind?
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Answer:
In the poem “The Photograph”, the poetess Shirley Toulson travels down her memory lane and becomes nostalgic. She is reminded of a time when her mother was young and she herself was a child, while she looks at one of her mother’s old photograph.
Explanation:
The photograph shows her mother playing on a beach accompanied with her two cousins. Her mother is the elder one amongst the two and she is holding the hands of her cousins. The poet expresses the view that her mother had a sweet face when the poet was not even born. The photograph and the memories have not changed while the time has changed and so has the poet’s mother who is no more. The poet’s mother is no more and the silence of the little girl in the photograph has silenced the poet. She is left without words. The photograph reminds her of her mother. The poet feels sad seeing the photograph of her dead mother while her mother had derived a sense of happiness and laughter when she used to see it. This feeling of loss has silenced the poet.