Question

Why is her mother's face like that of a corpse ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Her mother's face was looking like that of a corpse because it was pallid and its natural radiance had desiccated with age. The poet noticed her mother's pale and 'ashen' face, lost of all vitality and colour, owing to her old age....

Answer 2

Her mother's face appeared to be more like a corpse because it was pale and had lost its natural shine with age.

Explanation:

• The poet Kamala das spotted her mother napping and opened her mouth when she sat near her. she also observed that her face was ashen as if it belonged to a corpse.
• Due to her older age, the poet observed her mother's pale and 'ashen' face, which had lost all vitality and color.
• Her mother had that expression on her face because she was as old as she appeared.
• The pale and withered appearance of the mother is compared to the winter moon by the poet.