Question

what does the word 'cardboard' denote in the poem a photograph? why has this word been used?

Answer 1

Here, the cardboard refers to an old picture of a mother and her two children. Older photographs either tended to be mounted on stiff cardboard or were printed on thick photo-stock (which could be described as cardboard).

Answer 2

Here is ur answer mate,

The word 'cardboard' denotes a snapshot or a photograph in the poem.This word has been used to portray the photographs of two girls and a smiling mother having a beautiful face like a natural scenery.

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