Question

what does the word cardboard denote in the poem why has this word been used
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please answer it in simple language...
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Answer 1

Answer:

the cardboard denotes the photograph in the poem and this is used to signify the photograph as a piece of memory for the poet's mother as well as the poet

Answer 2

Answer:

Hey mate here is your answer.....

The cardboard denotes the photograph pasted on a hard thick paper.This word had been used to refer to a practice in the past when photographs were pasted on cardboard and framed with glass front to preserve them.