Question

Why had the mother been compared to the late winter's moon?

Answer 1

Answer:

The poet's mother has been compared to the 'late winter's moon' because winter , like old age is a time of inactivity. Old age is the last phase of human life just as winter is the last month of the Year. And in old age a man grows pale like death just as the moon in late winter looks pale white

Answer 2

Answer:

Just as a late winter's moon looks hazy and appears to lack brightness and lustre due to mist,fog, similarly,the poet's mother who is now old,look pale due to ageing

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