Question

What does the word 'cardboard' denote in the poem? why has this word been used? ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer: In the poem, the word 'cardboard' stands for the frame that supports and borders the photograph. The photograph shows the poet's mother as a twelve year old girl with two of her cousins, Betty and Dolly. The word 'cardboard' has been used to depict that the photograph is many years old.

Answer 2

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