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    The poem describes the poet's mother who is 66 years old. As the poet drives her mother to the airport, she notices how pale and frail her mother looks, resembling a corpse. This realization pains the poet. Later at the airport, after going through security, the poet sees her mother again from a distance and is struck by how wan and pale she appears, like the late winter's moon. All the poet can do is smile and say goodbye, unable to express her true feelings about her mother's declining health and impending mortality.

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    The poem describes the poet's mother who is 66 years old. As the poet drives her mother to the airport, she notices how pale and frail her mother looks, resembling a corpse. This realization pains the poet. Later at the airport, after going through security, the poet sees her mother again from a distance and is struck by how wan and pale she appears, like the late winter's moon. All the poet can do is smile and say goodbye, unable to express her true feelings about her mother's declining health and impending mortality.

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    The poem describes the poet's mother who is 66 years old. As the poet drives her mother to the airport, she notices how pale and frail her mother looks, resembling a corpse. This realization pains the poet. Later at the airport, after going through security, the poet sees her mother again from a distance and is struck by how wan and pale she appears, like the late winter's moon. All the poet can do is smile and say goodbye, unable to express her true feelings about her mother's declining health and impending mortality.

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    POEM- 1

    MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX


    A Poem by Kamla Das

    HOME ASSIGNMENT – 1
    ONLINE CLASS – 1ST April 2020

    General Instructions:
    All questions are compulsory.
    Do this assignment and sent it before Friday Evening.

    Read the Poem Below:


    PASSAGE 1
    Driving from my parents home to
    Cochin last Friday morning,
    I saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed,
    her face ashen like that of a corpse and realized with pain

    PASSAGE 2
    that she thought away and looked
    but soon put that thought away,
    and looked out at young trees
    sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes,

    PASSAGE 3
    but after the airport’s security check,
    standing a few yards away,
    I looked again at her, wan,
    pale as a late winter’s moon

    PASSAGE 4
    and felt that old familiar ache,
    my childhood’s fear
    but all I said was,
    see you soon Amma, all I did was
    smile and smile and smile……

    PLEASE READ MAIN POINTS OF THE POEM


    1. Kamala das was driving to the Cochin Airport. Her 66 year old mother was also sitting
    beside her.

    2. Her mother looked pale and week. This made the poet sad.

    3. To divert her mind she started looking at the trees that seemed to be running fast. She
    also saw children running out of their homes.

    4. After reaching the airport she went through the security check, looked at her mother’s
    pale and week face.

    5. The poetess said nothing but this, “Amma, See you soon.” then she smiled and smiled
    and smiled.

    TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
    1. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
    Hints: a) Mother has grown very pale and week.
    b) She is not going to live long.
    2. Why are the young trees described as ‘sprinting’?
    Hint: a) Speedily declining of age.
    b) Marching towards death.
    3. What do the parting words of the Poet and her smile signify?
    Hints: a) No idea of mother’s mental state.
    b) The poet can do nothing but smile.
    4. Why has the mother been compared to the late winter’s moon?
    Hints: a) Winter is the last phase of the year and old age is the last phase of
    human life.
    b) In old age man grows pale and week while the late winter’s moon
    looks pale and dim.
    5. Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children spilling of their homes?
    Hints: a) the contrast between childhood and old age.
    b) Childhood is full of happiness and joy while old age has death like sadness.

    Extract Based Questions

    1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :

    "Driving from my parent's home to Cochin last Friday morning,


    I saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed,
    Her face ashen like that of a corpse
    And realized with pain that she thought away"

    (a) Where was the poet coming from? Where was she going?
    (b) Where was the poet's mother?
    (c) How does the poet describe her mother?
    (d) Who does 'she' refer to in the last line? What thoughts had she driven away?
    2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
    "But after the airport's security check,
    Standing a few yards away,
    I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon."

    (a) Where was the poet standing?


    (b) Who does 'her' refer to here? How did she look like?
    (c) Why does the narrator 'look at her again'?
    (d) Explain: “wan, pale as a late winter's moon."

    3. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
    “But soon put that thought away,
    And looked out at young trees sprinting,
    The merry children spilling out of their homes”

    (a) Who looked at the young trees?


    (b) Which thought did she put away?
    (c) What do young people sprinting trees signify?
    (d) Identify the figure of speech used in line no. 4.

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