Question

Read the following stanza and answer the questions in brief.
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The cardboard shows me how it was
When the two girl cousins went paddling,
Each one holding one of my mother's hands,
And she the big girl – some twelve years or so.
All three stood still to smile through their hair
At the uncle with the camera.
Questions:
6. What does the word 'cardboard' denote?
7. Who is referred to in these words: 'And she the big girl'?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Q.6 The word 'cardboard' in the poem refers to the photograph of the poet's mother enjoying a sea-holiday with her two cousins when she was twelve years old.

Q.7The big girl in the photograph was the poetess mother. She was only twelve years old when the photograph was taken.