Question

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.

1) What does the word ‘cardboard’ suggest?

2) Why were the two cousins holding on to poet’s mother’s hand?

3) What feelings are aroused in these lines?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

one holding one of my mother’s hands. ← Prev QuestionNext Question → 0 votes 88.8k views asked May 20, 2020 in English by Annu01 (49.5k points) closed May 21, 2020 by Annu01 Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: 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. A sweet face, My mother’s, that was before! was bom. .. And the sea, which appears to have changed less, Washed their terribly transient feet. Some twenty thrity years later She’d laugh at the snapshot. “See Betty And Dolly”, she’d say, “and, look how they Dressed us for the beach.” The sea holiday Was her past, mine is her laughter. Both wry With the laboured ease of loss. 1. Write the summary of this poem. 2. Explain the following lines: ‘The sea holiday …………………. ease of loss. 3. Infer the meanings of the following phrases: (i) And she the big girl (ii) And the sea, which appears to have changed less (iii) terribly transient feet 3. Change the following words into nouns: (i) easy (ii) laughRead more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/768819/cardboard-shows-how-was-when-the-two-girl-cousins-went-paddling-each-holding-mothers-hands