photograph peom summary for class 9th
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Explanation:
The poem 'A Photograph' is written by Shirley Toulson. In this poem, she recalls her mother and her memories while looking at a childhood photograph when her mother was twelve years old or so. She has been deceased twelve years ago and she cannot explain her grief on her mother's loss.
Answer:
The poet looks at an old photograph of his mother when she was twelve years old. One could see in the photo, the poet’s mother holding her two cousins on either hand and smiling at the camera. The photo was taken by her uncle at the seaside. The sea breeze had ruffled their hair and it had fallen on their face and one could see them smiling through the hair. The poet’s mother had a very sweet face when she was young. The waves beating against their feet made them look unstable.
Twenty, thirty years later when the poet’s mother saw the photograph, she laughed pointed at her cousins Betty and Dolly and recollected that they were all dressed for the beach and the sea holiday was her past experience just as the sound of the laughter is a past experience to the poet. The poet says that she has been dead for many years and all that remains is her silence in the photograph.