Poetry lesson 1 My Mother at Sixty-six answers questions and Central idea:–
Explanations
1. Explain with reference to the context of the following stanzas
(a) Driving from my.........that of a corpse.
Reference to the Context: These lines have been taken from the poem "My Mother at Sixty-six composed by 'Kamala Das'. The lines introduces the poet's realization about her mother.
Explanation: The poet was driving a vehicle, from her parent's home to Cochin last Friday morning and during the journey, the poet observed her mother sitting beside her. She (mother) was dozing half-sleeping), her mouth was opened (due to old age it happens), her face was ashen like dur of a corpse (dead body). Actually, due to old age, the colour freddishness) of the skins becomes fade gradually, the tenderness and shine of the skin becomes pale, colourless.
(b) And realised with............. that thought away
Reference to the Context: This stanza has been taken from the poem 'My Mother at Sixty-six composed by Kamala Das'. In this stanza, the poet comes to know about the old age of her mother.
Explanation: When the poet was driving to Cochin, during the way, she noticed that her mother had become old. She looked so old that it could be identified from her face. Her face gave the complexions of her old age. But the poet felt that those thoughts were not favourable and soon put those thoughts away from her to make herself positive.
(c) And looked out........... looked again at her.
Reference to the Context: These poetic lines have been taken from the poem "My Mother at Sixty sex composed by Kamala Das. In these lines the poet talks about the motion of trees and children and the happening at airport.
Explanation: The poet during the journey to Cochin, to put her negative thoughts away, looked outside where she observed the trees which were sprinting (running) in poet's poetic language but actually it was an illusion and in the moving vehicle, everything outside looks moving, the poet observed the children spilling (jumping) out of their homes, actually they were too happy to come out for playing. And then when they reached the airport, they had to pass the regular routined security check, there after that security check, the poet was standing a few yards, few steps away from her mother and then she again looked at her mother to notice her expressions.
(d) Wan, pale as a............ smile and smile.
Reference to the Context: This is the extract from the poem My Mother at Sody-six written by pot Kamals Das. The poet compares her mother and describes the parting movement with her mother
Explanation: The poet found her mother colourless and yellowish. Her reddishness, the charm and glow of the face became dull and it was due to old age. The poet compared these impressions with late winter's moon, the setting moon. And immediately she felt her old familiar (known) ache, the pain she was having in her heart since childhood, her childhood fear of losing her mother sometimes, a soon terror in her heart of separation with her mother but positively she said to her mother that she would soon see her mother, her Amma and at the time of parting, the poet did only one thing, that was she smiled and smiled and only smiled which shows the positive approach towards life.
2. Give the Central Idea of the poem My Mother at Sixty-six.
Ans.
Central Idea
The poem starts with the journey of the poet with her mother to Cochin on the moming of last Friday The poet noticed her mother sitting beside her, who was doing and open-mouthed and her face was colourless like ashen and corpse. At that, the poet realised that her mother had grew old but soon seperated those thoughts. And outside, there seemed young green trees, enjoying children. Then reached airport and standing far looked her mother, found wan, colourless like winter's moon and old pains and dildhood fear returned but the poet said to meet soon and while parting continuously smiled.
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