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(01) Where does the word ' there' refer to in the poem?
(02) Which line indicates that the two people belonged to two different races?
(04) How does the persona look upon death? Give evidence from the poem to justify your
answer.
Evidence 1:____________________________
Evidence 2:____________________________
(05) From stanza 1, what impression do we get of the poet's grandmother from the following?
(a) straight-back:___________________ (b) her big hand holds mine
(06) From stanza 2, what happened to the grandmother before she died?
(07)The poem is titled 'The Living Photograph'. Suggest two reasons why the poet has chosen
the this
title.
Reason 1:__________________________
Reason 2:__________________________
(08) From stanza 1, which line suggests that the grandmother had a determined look?
(10) 'But there she is still' What does there refer to?
(11) Grandmothers are greatly loved by their grandchildren. Suggest two reasons why the poet
loved her grandmother.
Reason 1:______________________
Reason 2:______________________
(12) In stanza 1, which words tell us that the narrator was an adopted child?
(13) From stanza 2, which word tells us that the grandmother's body was bent?
(15) 'My small grandmother is tall there', The narrator admires her grandmother for her
personal qualities. State one personal quality of her grandmother. Support your answer from
the evidence from the poem.
Quality : ______________________
Evidence : ____________________
(17) How has the straight back of the grandmother changed in stanza 2?
(19) How does the persona look upon inter-racial relationships? Give a reason to support your
answer
Inter-racial relationship: ______________________________
Reason:____________________________________________
(20) Which word in the poem denotes the same meaning as the word 'unimaginable'?
(21) Describe the contrast between the 1st stanza and the 2nd stanza.
(22) Give one moral value one can learn from the poem.
(27)What do the 'sharp blue eyes' tell us about the grandmother's race?
(32) When do you think the grandmother can be described as 'tall there ? 853
(33) Which line tells us that the persona and her grandmother are of different race?
(34) What do you think was the age gap between the persona and her grandmother in the
photo?
Provide a reason for your answer.
(36) How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?
(37) What happened to the soup and where do you think it was?
(39) In stanza 3, what does the smile tells us about the face?
(41) Which phrase tells us the grandmother's race is different from that of the persona?
(08) "Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye"
(09) "Somewhere unknown, unthinkable"
(10) It refers to the photograph.
(11) (1) She was of different race/ ethnicity, yet was loved and accepted by her grandmother.
(2) She was kind.
(12) ' white hand in black hand'
(13) 'hunched'
(14) She was old and forgetful/ absent-minded.