Poems-Chapter-1 ➤ My Mother at Sixty-six 1. What is the universality of the theme of the poem? death is a truth Life is a reality everyone is happy to show old age 2. The poetess says her mother looked pale like a corpse ghost malnourished child anaemic person 3. What pangs did she feel when she looked at her mother? Pangs of headache Pangs of stomachache Pangs of knee pain Pangs of heartache 4. When the narrator looked at her mother again she felt a pang of her familiar ache guilt heartache a headache 5. Smile and smile and smile is alliteration repetition simile metaphor 6. What does ‘ashen face ‘ signify? colour of face face is covered with ash Pale and lifeless face of poet’s mother to show ugly face 7. What was the expression of the poet’s face while parting from her mother? satirical funny sad smiling 8. The image of merry children has been brought out by the narrator in order to show energy and exuberance of young children to show the children playing to show the children playing pranks to compare with herself 9. Quote an example of a metaphor used in the poem. as a late winter’s moon ‘Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes’ Driving from my parent’s home None 10. Which poetic device is used in “Trees sprinting-” ? metaphor simile alliteration Personification Loading … Question 1 of 10
