A Photograph

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ryshortanswe
rty
peofque
sti
on

Q1.Whatdoest
hecar
dboar
dref
ert
o?

Ans:
Thecardboardr
eferst
othechi
l
dhoodphot
ogr
aphoft
hepoet
’smot
herandhercousi
ns
whowentouttothebeach.

Q2.Whowast
hebi
ggi
rlandhowol
dwasshe?

Ans:
Thebi
ggi
rlwast
hepoet
’smot
her
.Shewast
hent
wel
vey
ear
sol
d.

Q3.Howdi
dthecousi
nsgopaddl
ingwi
tht
hepoet
’smot
her?

Ans:
Thegi
rlcousi
ns,
Bet
tyandDol
l
y,wentpaddl
i
ngwi
tht
hepoet
’smot
herhol
dingherhands.

Q4.Whower
eBet
tyandDol
ly?

Ans:Bett
yandDoll
ywer
ecousi
nsi
ster
soft
hepoet
’smot
herandt
heyhadgonewi
thhert
othe
beachforpaddl
i
ng.

Q5.Whodoes‘
allt
hree’
ref
ert
oher
e?

Ans:
All
thr
ee’
ref
erst
othepoet
’smot
herandhert
wocousi
ns.

Q6.Whydi
dtheysmi
let
hrought
hei
rhai
r?

Ans:
Theysmi
l
edt
hrought
hei
rhai
rbecauset
heywer
eposi
ngf
oraphot
ogr
aph.

Q7.Wher
ewast
hepoet
’smot
herwhent
hephot
ogr
aphwascl
icked?

Ans:
Thepoet
’smot
herwasont
heseashor
ewi
thhercousi
ns,
posi
ngf
oraphot
ogr
aph.

Q8.Whendi
dthi
sinci
dentt
akepl
ace?

Ans:
Thi
sinci
dentt
ookpl
acewhent
hepoet
’smot
herwast
wel
vey
ear
sol
d.

Q9.Howi
sthepoetabl
etor
ememberhermot
her
’schi
ldhood?

Ans:
Thepoeti
sabl
etor
ememberhermot
her
’schi
l
dhoodbyl
ooki
ngatt
hephot
ogr
aph.

Q10.Whowoul
dlaughatt
hesnapshotaf
tert
went
y–t
hir
tyy
ear
s?

Ans:
Thepoet
’smot
herwoul
dlaughatt
hesnapshotaf
tert
went
y–t
hir
tyy
ear
s.
Q11.Whyhast
hepoetnot
hingt
osayaboutt
hisci
rcumst
ance?

Ans:
Thepoethasnot
hingt
osayaboutt
hisci
rcumst
anceast
hememor
yofi
tbr
ingspai
ntoher
.

Q12.Whydoesn’
tthepoetwantt
othi
nkaboutt
hephot
ogr
aphanymor
e?

Ans:Thepoetdoesn’
twantt
othi
nkaboutt
hephot
ogr
aphanymor
ebecausei
tbr
ingst
hepai
n
ofl
osstohermind.

Q13.Whati
mpacthast
hephot
ogr
aphont
hepoet?

Ans:
Theimpactofthephot
ogr
aphont
hepoeti
sitsi
l
encest
hepoet
.Sheexper
iencest
hegr
eat
l
ossofhermother
.

APhot
ographcl
ass11e
xtraque
sti
onsanswe
rs.

1.Thecar
dboar
dshowsmehowi
twas

Whent
het
wogi
rlcousi
nswentpaddl
ing,

Eachonehol
dingoneofmymot
her
'shands.

Andshet
hebi
ggi
rl-somet
wel
vey
ear
sorso.

(
i)Whatdoest
hecar
dboar
dshowt
hepoet?1

(
ii
)Howdi
dthet
wogi
rl
sgot
otheseabeach?1

(
ii
i)Whydidt
het
wogi
rlcousi
nshol
doneoft
hepoet
'smot
her
'shand?Howol
dwast
hepoet
's
mother?1+1=2

(
iv)Whocl
ickedt
het
hreegi
rl
sint
hecar
dboar
d?1

Ans:(
i)Thecar
dboar
dshowt
hepoett
hepi
ctur
eofhermot
herwhenshewentt
obeachwi
thher
cousi
ns.

(
ii
)Thet
wogi
rl
swentt
otheseabeachbyhol
dingpoet
'smot
her
'shand.

(
ii
i)Theyhol
dpoet
'smot
her
'shandasshewast
hebi
ggert
hant
hem,
Att
hatt
imeshewas12
y
earsorso.

(
iv)Thei
runcl
ecl
i
ckedt
het
hreegi
rl
sint
hecar
dboar
d.
2.Thecar
dboar
dshowsmehowi
twas

Whent
het
wogi
rlcousi
nswentpaddl
ing,

Eachonehol
dingoneofmymot
her
'shands.

Andshet
hebi
ggi
rl-somet
wel
vey
ear
sorso.

Al
lthr
eest
oodst
il
ltosmi
let
hrought
hei
rhai
r

Att
heuncl
ewi
tht
hecamer
a.

(
i)Whatdoest
hecar
dboar
dshowt
hepoet?1

(
ii
)Whowas'
thebi
ggi
rl
'?

(
ii
i)Howol
dwast
hepoet
'smot
herwhent
hephot
ogr
aphwascl
icked?1

(
iv)Whocl
ickedt
hephot
ogr
aph?1

Ans:(
i)Thecar
dboar
dshowt
hepoett
hepi
ctur
eofhermot
herwhenshewentt
obeachwi
thher
cousi
ns.

(
ii
)Thebi
ggi
rlwast
hepoet
'smot
her
.

(
ii
i)Whent
hephot
ogr
aphwascl
i
ckedpoet
'smot
herwas12y
ear
sol
d.

(
iv)Thei
runcl
ecl
i
ckedt
hephot
ogr
aph.

3.Thecar
dboar
dshowsmehowi
twas

Whent
het
wogi
rlcousi
nswentpaddl
ing,

Eachonehol
dingoneofmymot
her
'shands.

Andshet
hebi
ggi
rl-somet
wel
vey
ear
sorso.
(
i)Whoi
sthespeakerher
e?1

(
ii
)Whatdoest
hecar
dboar
dshow?1

(
ii
i)Whoi
s'bi
ggi
rl
'ref
err
edt
oher
e?1

(
iv)Doy
ouseet
hepr
esenceoft
hespeakeri
nthephot
ogr
aph?1

Ans:
(i)Thepoeti
sthespeakerher
e.

(
ii
)Thecar
dboar
dshowst
hepi
ctur
eofhermot
herwhenshewentt
obeachwi
thhercousi
ns.

(
ii
i)Her
ebi
ggi
rlr
efer
redt
othepoet
'smot
her
.

(
iv)No,
att
hatt
hespeakerwasnotbor
n.

4.Somet
went
y-t
hir
ty-y
ear
slat
er

She'
slaughatt
hesnapshot
,"seeBet
ty

AndDol
ly
",she'
dsay
,"andl
ookhowt
hey

Dr
essedusf
ort
hebeach.
"

(
i)Whoi
s'she'
ref
err
edt
oher
e?1

(
ii
)Whoar
eBet
tyandDol
ly?1

(
ii
i)Whathasmadet
hepoet
'smot
herl
augh?1

(
iv)Whendi
dshel
ookatt
hephot
ogr
aph?1

Ans:
(i)Her
esher
efer
redt
othepoet
'
smot
her
.

(
ii
)Bet
tyandDol
l
yar
epoet
'smot
her
'scousi
n.

(
ii
i)ThewayBet
tyandDol
l
yhaddr
essedupf
orseahol
i
daymadepoet
'smot
herl
augh.

(
iv)Af
tert
went
yort
hir
tyy
ear
slat
ershel
ookedatt
hephot
ogr
aph.
 APhot
ographcl
ass11addi
ti
onalque
sti
onsanswe
rs

Q1.Whatcany
ousayaboutt
hechi
ldhoodoft
hepoet
’smot
her?

Ans:Thechil
dhoodofthepoet
’smot
hermusthavebeenfi
l
ledwit
hfunandhappi
ness.Thi
sis
cl
earfrom t
hesnapshotoft
heseahol
iday
.Theyareenj
oyi
ngthei
rhol
i
day.

Themotheroft
hepoetl
aughswhenlooki
ngatt
hesnapshotevenaft
ermanyy ear
shav
epassed
si
ncet
heseaholiday
.Al
lthi
sshowsusthati
twasaverypl
easantchi
ldhood.

Q2.Whatmomentdoest
hephot
ogr
aphdepi
ct?

Ans:Thephotographcl
i
ckedby .t
heuncleofthepoet
’smotherdepict
sasea-holi
daybeing
enj
oyedbyt hepoet’
smotherandhertwocousinsDol
lyandBetty.Theyar
efullofsmil
esinthei
r
beachdresses,
notworryi
ngaboutthei
rfl
yinghai
r.

Q3.Wer
ethet
hreecousi
nscamer
afr
iendl
y?Whowast
aki
ngt
hei
rphot
ogr
aph?

Ans:
Thet
hreecousi
nsappeartobecamera-
fri
endl
yast
heyst
oodatt
heseabeachwi
thout
movi
ngwhentheuncl
etookthephot
ograph.

Q4.Thepoet
’smot
herwoul
dlaughl
ooki
ngatt
hephot
ogr
aph.Why?

Ans:
Thepoet’smotherwasinmiddl
eagewhenshel ookedatthatphot
ogr
aphandusedto
l
aughrememberingthosegol
dendaysofherchi
l
dhood,enjoy
ingaseaholi
day.Shewoul
dalso
l
aughatthebeachdresseswhi
chlookedweir
daftermanyyears.

Q5.Thesea‘appear
stohav
echangedl
ess’
incompar
isont
othet
hreegi
rl
swhoenj
oyedt
he
seahol
iday
.Comment .

Ans:Thepoetcomparesthemortal
natureofhumanbei
ngswi
tht
heeter
nalnatur
eoft
heseaor
nat
uralobj
ects.Wit
hthepassageofti
me, t
hepoet
’smot
herdi
edbutt
hevastseahasr
emained
asitwassi
ncet hephot
ographwastaken.

Q6.Whydoest
hepoetf
eelnost
algi
c?

Ans:Thepoetseesanol
dphotographofhermot heri
nwhichshewasst andingonthebeach
wit
hhertwocousinsDol
lyandBetty.Theywereenjoy
ingt
hemselves.Thephotographcapt
ured
hermother
’ssweetandsmil
ingf
ace.Att hatt
ime,shewasaroundtwelveyearsol
d.

Thepoetremembershowhermot
herusedtolaughwhenev
ershel
ookedatt
hatoldphotogr
aph.
Butti
mehaspassedandnowthepoethasbeenleftonl
ywi
tht
hememor i
esofhermother.
Thus,shefeel
snost
algi
c
Q7.Whatdoest
hepoetsayabouthermot
her
’sf
ace?

Ans:Thepoetremarksthathermot
herhadasweetf ace,smil
i
ngandcari
ngf
orhercousinswho
wereyoungertoher
.Thepoetalsosaysthathermotherusedtoenj
oyt
heseseahol
idays,and
wouldlaughhear
ti
ly
, l
ateronwhenshesawt hephot
ograph.

Q8.Howdoest hepoetr
eactt
oherpast?Whyhasshenotment
ionedany
thi
ngabouther
mother
’sdeat
h?

Ans:Thepoetr
emember swit
hsadnesshermother
’slaught
erwhichshecannothearanymor
e.
Thepoeti
sfullofasenseofl
ossanddoesnotment i
onabouthermother
’sdeath,asi
tmay
bri
ngmoregloom toherandmakeherspeechl
ess.

Q9.Doest
hepoetappeart
obegr
iev
ing?

Ans:Thepoeti
scer
tai
nlyf
il
ledwit
hasenseofl
oss.Hermot
herislongdeadandthought
he
poethasadj
ust
edtoherabsence,
shei
snotabl
etocomplet
elyovercomeherl
oss.

Sheremembershowitusedtobewhenhermotherwasst
il
lwit
hher .Thel
astl
i
nei
sanapt
depi
cti
onofherst
ateofmind.Thel
osshasf
il
ledherl
if
ewithsi
lence.

Q10.Commentont
het
oneoft
hepoem.

Ans:Thetoneofthepoem ist
hatofsadness.Shi
rl
eyToul
sonlooksatanol
dphotographofher
motherandissadlyr
emindedofhermotherwhoisnomor e.Shementi
onsaboutdeathofher
motheri
ndirect
lyonl
ybutthi
sphotogr
aphhasmadeherspeechlessandsil
ent
.

APhot
ographcl
ass11i
mport
antque
sti
onsanswe
rs

Q1.Whati
mpr
essi
ondoy
ouf
orm aboutt
hepoet
’smot
her?

Ans:Thepoet ’
smotherwasv er
ypret
tyattheageoft
wel
ve.Sheenj
oyedtheseahol
iday
.Thi
sis
i
ndicatedbythehappinesst
hatshegetsinmiddl
eageaf
terl
ooki
ngatherchil
dhood
photograph.

Q2.Whathasnotchangedov
ert
hey
ear
s?Doest
hissuggestsomet
hingt
oyou?

Ans:
Onl
ytheseahasnotchangedov
ert
hey
ear
s.Thepr
ett
yfacesandt
hef
eetoft
het
hreegi
rl
s
hav
echangedov
ert
ime.Theyar
etr
ansi
entbecauset
imespar
esnone.

Q3.Thepoett
alksaboutapar
ti
cul
arcar
dboar
d.Howi
sitspeci
alt
oher?

Ans:Thepoettal
ksaboutapar t
icul
arcardboardtowhichispast
edhermot her
’sphot
ogr
aph
takenattheseabeach.Themotherseemst ohav ebeenenjoy
ingherseaholi
day.The
photogr
aphisspecialasshehaslosthermot hersometi
mebackandl ooki
ngatthephot
ogr
aph
makesherhappyaswel lassad.

Q4.Whywoul
dthepoet
'smot
herl
aughatt
hesnapshot?

Ans:Thepoet'
smotherlaughedatthesnapshotwhi
lerecal
l
ingamomentofherchi
ldhood
capt
uredinthephot
ograph.Shelooksbackatherchi
ldhooddayswi
thnost
algi
aandrecol
lect
s
herj
oysandmemor i
es.

Q5.
Whoset
ransi
entf
eeti
sthepoett
alki
ngabout?Whyar
etheyt
ransi
ent?

Ans:Thepoeti
sr ef
erri
ngtothefeetofhermot herasseenint
hephot
ograph.Theyaretr
ansient
becausehermotherisnotal
i
v eanymor e.Heretr
ansi
entmeanssomethi
ngthatisnot
permanent
.Thi
sphrasedrawsacont rastbetweenthelengt
hofhumanli
feandthatofthesea.

Q6.
Thepoet
’smot
herwoul
dhav
elaughedatt
hesnapshot
.Whatdi
dthi
slaught
eri
ndi
cat
e?

or

Thepoet
'smot
herl
aughedatt
hesnapshot
.Whatdi
dthi
slaughi
ndi
cat
e?

Ans:Thepoet
’smotherwoul
dhavelaughedatthephot
ogr
aphbecauseshesawhowst rangel
y
andhowoutoffashi
onabl
ytheyhadbeendressedupfort
hehol
idaytr
iponthebeach.

Q7.
Thet
hreest
anzasdepi
ctt
hreedi
ff
erentphases.Whatar
ethey?

or

Thet
hreest
anzasoft
hepoem '
APhot
ogr
aph'
depi
ctt
hreedi
ff
erentphases.Whatar
ethey?

Ans:Thethreest
anzasdepi
ctthr
eedif
fer
entphasesofli
fe.Thefi
rstst
anzar
efer
stot
he
chi
ldhoodofthepoet’
smother
.Thesecondstanzaref
erstotheadult
hoodoft
hepoet
’smot
her
.
Thelastst
anzarefer
stothel
astphaseofl
if
e–t hedeathofthepoet’
smother
.