Class 12 English Chapter 10 My Mother at Sixty-six

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Class 12 English Chapter 10 My Mother at Sixty-six

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My Mother at Sixty-six

Lesson – 10

POETRY

1. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels? 

Ans: It is a kind of old familiar pain that the poet has entertained since her childhood. This is the fear of decay and death that spares none. With ageing separation and death become unavoidable. In the case of the poet’s mother it is also true.

2. Why are the young trees described as ‘sprinting’?

Ans: As the poet drives to Cochin airport, she observes the young trees outside appearing to move past her. With the speed of the car they seem to be running fast or sprinting. The poet presents a contrast—her ‘dozing’ old mother and the ‘sprinting’ young trees.

3. Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children ‘spilling out of their homes’? 

Ans: The poet includes the image of merry children ‘spilling out of their homes’ to create a striking contrast. The children, full of energy and life, symbolize youth, joy, and spontaneity. This lively image sharply contrasts with the poet’s aging mother, who appears weak, pale, and lifeless as she dozes beside her. The contrast between youth and old age deepens the poem’s emotional impact, emphasizing the inevitable passage of time.

4. Why was the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’? 

Ans: The poet’s mother has been compared to ‘late winter’s moon’ because the late winter’s moon looks pale and ash-like, so the poet’s mother turned pale because of growing old.

5. What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify? 

Ans: The smile used here is apt as well as effective. The poet’s mother at sixty-six. She has shrunk to an ‘ashen’ face resembling a corpse. She has lost the shine and strength of her youth. Similarly, the late winter moon looks hazy, obscure, lacking shine and strength. Hence, the comparison is quite natural and appropriate.

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