Question

Poetic device of ch my mother at 66

Answer 1

My Mother at 66

Poetic Devices used in poem

a) Simile

➺ her face ashen like that of a corpse

➺ as a late winter's moon

b) Tautology

➺ wan

➺ pale

c) Personification

➺ Trees sprinting

d) Metaphor

➺ Merry children spilling out

e) Repetition

➺ smile and smile and smile

f) Symbols

➺Young trees sprinting- Passage of time, time passing by

➺ Merry children spilling out- youth, joy, vitality

Central Idea of Poem

Ageing is inevitable yet separation causes pain. The poem reflects the painful realization of the poet that her mother was ageing and inching close to death.