Question

What does the word cardboard in the poem

Answer 1

In the first line of Toulson's poem "A Photograph" she writes: ... The word cardboard in the first line of the poem literally means the paper backing that the old photo is attached to as that was a common practice, the gluing of photos to a piece of cardboard for safe keeping.

Answer 2

Answer:

The cardboard shows an old photograph. It shows the poet's mother standing with two girl cousins named Dolly and Betty. All of them were standing at the beach. They stood smiling at uncle who was standing at a distance with camera.