All The Short Question And Answer of a poem "My Mother at Sixty-six" | Kamala Das | Flamingo|POEM|
(1) Who is the poet of the poem 'My Mother at Sixty-six'?
Answer : The poet of the poem 'My Mother at Sixty-six' is Kamala Das.
(2) Where is Kamala Das driving to?
Answer : Kamala Das was driving from her parent's home to Cochin Airport.
(3) Who was going to drop her to airport?
Answer : Her mother was going to drop her to airport.
(4) What does the poet notice when she saw on her mother face?
Answer : The poet notices that her mother was dozing with her mouth open and her face was pale like that of a dead body.
(5) Why is her mother's face like that of a corpse?
Answer : Her mother's face was like that of a corpse because of old age.
(6) What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
Answer : The poet feels the pain and ache that she was familiar with since her childhood.
(7) Which thought does the poet put away?
Answer : The poet put away the sad thought that her mother was getting old and she would be separated from her mother.
(8) Why are the young trees decribed as 'sprinting'?
Answer : The young trees were decribed as 'sprinting' because when the poet looks outside, the young trees seem to be walking past with the speed of the car.
(9) What is the meaning of the word 'sprinting'?
Answer : The word 'sprinting' means running fast.
(10)What are the 'merry children spilling out of their homes' symbolic of?
Answer : The 'merry children spilling out of their homes' symbolic of happiness and spontaneous overflow of energy in life.
(11) Why has the mother of Kamala Das been compared to the 'late winter's moon' in the poem, "My Mother at Sixty-six"?
Answer : The Poet's mother's face was compared to the late winter's moon because her face was pale and had lost the shine and strength of her youth. Similarly the late winter's moon looks blue and hazy. It too lacks shine and strength.
(12) What was Poet's childhood fear?
Answer : Kamala Das has the fear of ageing and death from her childhood.
(13) What does the poet see happening outside the car?
Answer : The poet watches the young trees and it seems as if the trees speed past them and appear to be sprinting. Then she sees the young Children moving out their homes and making merry.
(14) What is the meaning of the word 'ashen' in the poem?
Answer : The word 'ashen' means pale and grey like ash.
(15) How old was poet's mother?
Answer : She was Sixty-six years old.
(16) Where was Kamala Das born?
Answer : Kamala Das was born in Malabar, Kerala.
(17) What are the works of Kamala Das known for?
Answer : Her works are known for their originality, versatility and the indigenous flavour of the soil.
(18) What was the parting words of poet to her mother?
Answer : The parting words of poet to her mother was "see you soon, Amma."
(19) What do the young sprinting trees signify in the poem, "My Mother at Sixty-six"?
Answer : The young sprinting trees signifies activity and energetic life full of happiness and overflow of energy in life.
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