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Session: 2021-2022

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ionandAnswer
s

1.Whatdoest
hewor
d‘car
dboar
d’denot
eint
hepoem?Whyhast
hiswor
dbeen
used?
Ans:
 I
nthepoem, t
heword‘
cardboar
d’meansaframewhi chsupport
sthe
phot
ograph.Thi
swordhadbeenusedinthepoem becausethepi
cturei
sver
yol
d
whenthecardboar
dwasusedasaphot ofr
ame.

 
2.Whathast
hecamer
acapt
ured?
Ans: 
Thecamer ahascapt
uredthepoet ’
smotherandhertwocousi
ns,Bet
tyand
Doll
y,onthebeach.Theywentforpaddli
ngwherehermother’
suncl
ecaptured
thephotoinbetweenthemoment .Hermotherwasaroundtwel
veyearsol
dand
wasinthemi ddl
e.Shewasholdingthehandsofhercousi
nswhower eonthe
sideofher.I
twashermother’
sfav our
it
epastmemor i
es.

 
3.Whathasnotchangedov
ert
hey
ear
s?Doest
hissuggestsomet
hingt
oyou?
Ans: Theli
nes‘Andt hesea,whichappearstohavechangedless’depi
ctst hatt
he
seawhi chtouchedhermot her’
sf eeti
stheonewhichhasnotchangedov erthe
years.Whereas,hermot herandhercousinsgrewolder.Theseasymbolises
eterni
tyandimmor talit
y.Humanbei nghasali
fespanandhast odieoneday .
Lifeisnotpermanent .Thepoetissadabouthermot her’
sdemisetwel
vey ears
agoandherl aughisherf avour
itepastmemory .

 
4.Thepoet
’smot
herl
aughedatt
hesnapshot
.Whatdi
dthi
slaughi
ndi
cat
e?
Ans: Thepoet’
smot herlaughedatthesnapshotrecal
li
ngherf avouri
tepast
memor i
es.Shelookedbackatt hephotogr
aphandr emember edhowt heir
parentswoulddresst hem upf orthebeachhol
iday.Herlaughindicat
edher
remember ingtheinnocentday sandthenostal
giafeel
ing.Behindthelaughis
alsoaf eel
ingofpaint hatthosedayswon’tbeback.
 
5.Whati
sthemeani
ngoft
hel
i
ne“
Bot
hwr
ywi
tht
hel
abour
edeaseofl
oss.
”
Ans: 
theaboveli
nesmeanst hatt
hepoet ’
smot herfel
tpai
nwhenev ershesaw
theoldphotogr
aphbecauset hei
nnocentchi
ldhoodday swouldneverbeback.
Thosearejustt
hememor ies.Whil
ethepoethasl osthismothertwelv
ey ear
s
agoandshemi ssesheralotandrecall
sherlaughingandpointi
ngoutt heoutf
it
s
theyusedtowearatthebeachholiday
s.Bothoft hem l
ostsomething.

 
6.Whatdoes“
thi
sci
rcumst
ance”r
efert
o?
Ans: 
Thewor ds‘t
hiscir
cumstance’r
eferstothepresentsit
uati
onoft
hepoet
whichisthepainfulmemoriesofhermot herwhohavebeendeceasedtwel
ve
yearsago.Whilelooki
ngattheoldphotographofhermot her’
schi
l
dhoodmakes
hermisshermor e.Sheremember sherlaughi
ngandhowt hephot
ogr
aphwas
herfavouri
tepastmemor y
.

 
7.Thet
hreest
anzasdepi
ctt
hreedi
ff
erentphases.Whatar
ethey
?
Ans: 
thefi
rststanzadepi
ctshermother’schi
ldhoodday swhenshewast welve
yearsol
dorso.I ttal
ksaboutaphotographofherwi t
hhert wocousi
nsona
beachholi
day .Heruncl
etookthephotograph.Hermot herchangedovert
he
yearsasshegr ewolder
.Whiletheseawhicht ouchedthei
rfeetint
hatbeach
holi
dayhadn’tchangedovertheyears.

Inthesecondst
anza,
thepoett
alksaboutherchi
ldhooddayswhenhermother
usedt ol
ookatt
hephotogr
aphandrecall
severyt
hingmenti
onedint
hefi
rst
stanza.
I
nt hel
aststanza,t
hepoetsharesthathermotherisdeadasmanyy earsagoas
washeragei nthephot
ograph.Shediedtwel
vey earsago.Thepoetisrecal
l
ing
hermother’
soldmemor i
eswhi l
elooki
ngatthephot ogr
aph.Sheisinpainand
missesherdeceasedmother.Shehasnowor dstodescribehergri
ef.