Question

What is the significance of the images ‘sprinting trees’ and ‘merry children spilling out of
their homes’ in the poem “My Mother at sixty six”
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Answer 1

Answer:

The poet has brought in the image of the merry children 'spilling out of their homes' because this image helps to bring out the contrast between childhood and old age. While childhood is a period of care free merrymaking, old age is a period of death like sadness.