Question

My mother only said

Thank God the Scorpion picked on me

and spared my children.

(i) What light do these lines throw on the character of the poet’s mother?

(ii) Explain the phrase ‘picked on me’.

Answer 1

1. this phrase tells the poet's mother is considerate and equally concerned about her children. her life does not hold so much importance in front of her children.

2. picked on me means bitten or targeted