I looked again at her ,
wan, pale as a late winter’s moon
and felt that old familiar ache,
my childhood’s fear.
which literary device is used in above lines.?
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Explanation:
(a) What was the poet’s childhood fear?
The poet's childhood fear was to lose the dear one's. As he had lost his mother in his childhood, who left the world because of her illness. The past bitter memories haunt him.
(b) Why is the mother compared to a late winter’s moon?
The poet's mother has been compared with late winter's moon, because the winter like old age is the time of inactivity of human beings. Old age is the last phase of human life just as the winter is the last month of the year.
(c) What were the poets' parting words?
The poet's parting words were, 'See you soon, Amma'.
(d) What does her smile signify?
The smile of his mother signifies that she has the stamina to endure and bear the pain but she don't want to make it know to his son. That's why she kept smiling so the son may not become despair.
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