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what does the world cardboard denote in the poem why has this word been used ?

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Answer 1

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ExplQuestion 1:

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

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The word cardboard denotes the photograph pasted on a hard thick paper. 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.anation:

Answer 2

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The word 'cardboard' in the poem refers to the photograph of the poet's mother enjoying a sea-holiday with her two cousins, Betty and Dolly when she was twelve years old.

The cardboard stands for the frame that supports and holds the photograph. It signifies that life is transient and what remains is an insignificant piece of paper.