Question

What does “this circumstance” refer to?

Answer 1

This circumstance’ refers to the present situation of the poet wherein the poet is absorbed in the painful memory of

her dead mother. Looking at the photograph and thinking of her mother’s laughter, the poet also realises that it has

been the same number of years since her mother died as her mother’s age in the photograph.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

To lapse of the time since poet's mother died