Question

Why has the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’ in poem?​

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:

mother has been compared to late winter moon because her face was as dull as the late winter moon