Question

whose house was the poet leaving in the poem "Ny mother at sixty-six"
a) her husband's
b) her-in-laws
c) her parent's
d) he Own
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Answer 1

The poet was leaving her parent's house in the poem 'My Mother at Sixty-six'

Explanation:

• 'My Mother at Sixty-Six' is a poem that revolves around the relationship between a mother and her daughter.

• Kamala Das was leaving her parent's house for the airport and her mother had accompanied her, to the airport, to bid her goodbye.

• Throughout the poem, she has described her old mother who is sixty-six years old and the pang she felt while leaving her mother.

• She talked about trees and children in the poem which symbolises happiness and joy in life.

• She described her mother as a frail old woman.

• Kamala Das' poem ends in an optimistic note where she says that she would meet her 'Amma' again, indicating that she doesn't desire to lose her mother anytime soon and wishes to see the same face when she returns the next time.

Answer 2

Answer:

her parents house leaving the poet