Question

When the two girl cousins went paddling,

Each one holding one of my mother’s hands,

And she the big girl – some twelve years or so.

All three stood still to smile through their hair

At the uncle with the camera.

Questions:

6. What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote?

7. Who is referred to in these words: ‘And she the big girl’?
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Answer 1

Answer:

6. In the poem, the word ‘cardboard’ stands for the frame that supports and borders the photograph.

7. The elder girl