Question

What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem ? Why has this word been used?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively.

Answer 2

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.This word has been used to refer to a practice in the past when photographs were pasted on cardboard and framed with glass front to preserve them.

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