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haw&h, Old Polks Maya Angelou, neater aA, C”T_ — nn, sting’?, 1. What does the poct mean when she uses the word simpering?, , The poet means the silly smile of the old people that contain no emotion, 2. Why are the old Folks able to forgive life? . ;, The old Folks are able to forgive life because they think of death which will end all their, sufferings on earth,, 3. What are the best and worst of remembering? ., The best and worst remembering are the good things and bad things that have happened in, old folk’s life., 4. Why does the poet use rin-on lines for the poem?, The poet uses nin-on lines for the poem because the laughter of the old Folks has a run -on, quality .Their movements are slow and scem to be unending., 5. Explain briefly the comparison made about the bellies?, The poet compares the laughter of old folks to a tambourine, When they laugh, their bellies, move up and down or from side to side like slow tambourines., Paragraph Questions, 1. What images of aging do you see in the poem?, , In the poem there are many images of aging. When the old people laugh their, bellies his jiggle like a tambourines, When the young people laugh that will not happen. The, old people laugh loudly without worrying that what other people think of them. Etiquette, , demands we don’t Jaugh too loudly. But the old people do not care for am etiquette. They, , Jaugh the way they want because they are not worried about the openi f the people., There is saliva glistening on the corners of their mouth which is a clear indication of aging., Their heads wobble their necks brittle. When they laugh they laugh heartly because they, , know their sufferings on this earth is soon coming to an end., 2. Why does the poet call death dear and painless?, , The poet calls death dear and painless because in the opinion of old people, death will bring them Joy and peace; which will end all sufferings on earth. They believe that, they will go to heaven. In fact “painless death “is paradox. Death is the end of life and it is, , incomprehensible to others -They lose their te, want the dear death to tallethem to a painless world,, , 3. Discuss laughter as a metaphor for freedom?, , The poet used metaphor for freedom in her poem “Old folks Laugh”. When, the old folks laugh they experience freedom and they laugh as loudly, as they want. But when, , JYIYHIS SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTERPage 1, , , , , , , , Scanned with CamSeanner

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the young people laugh they have to be careful as to how they look, They have to hold their, lips this way and that way, minding the lines between their brows. Just to ensure that they are, doing the right thing in the right way, Sometimes the young people have to pretend they ay, laughing, although they are not happy to hear or see what somebody else is saying or doing., But for the sake of the public they have to make pretences, But the old people do not have, such restrictions a laugh. They behave without caring for what, others will think, In this, sense laughter to them is freedom —freedom to do a thing the way wants and not the way, others want it., Essay, 1, “Old folks Laugh” is a celebration of old age considers none the poet uses imaginary and, diction to convey it?, , “Qld folk Laugh” by Maya Angelou en is certainly a celebration of old age., It humanly sketches the physical and mental features of old people. They no longer practice, decorum and hypocritical politeness., , She starts the poem by saying how the young people can’t laugh the way, they want. In the poem we can picture some young person’s struggling to make their laughter, to fit the needs of others. When the young people laugh they have to be careful how they, look. They have to hold their lips this way or that way, minding the lines between their, eyebrows’ just to ensure that they are doing the right thing in the right way. Sometimes, young people have to hear or see what somebody else is saying or doing. But for the sake of, the public they have to make pretences., , The old people are not bothered about the impression they would make, on others. They laugh sincerely and loudly. When they laugh their bellies move up and down, or from side like slow tambourines. The laugher of the old folk is without any inhibitions., The poet use a beautiful metaphor here. The laugher of the old people is compared to liquid, , being poured into a container and then the spilling over the edges of the container. Their, laugher is not limited to their lips and facial muscles, but it passes through their entire body, as we see reactions on his stomach, , There is another dimension to the laughter of the old people. All, religions promise a blissful life for good people after their death. When the old people laugh,, they consider the promise of dear painless death and they readily forgive all those who have, given them pain in their lives. Their laughter is thus sincere and without any tinge of, pretence. In our minds we can see an_ old person laughing loudly as if him entire life was is, one of laughter. Sincere and loud. Maya through her diction and imaginary has conveyed the, celebration of the old age beautifully ., , Laughter according to Angel on could be a survival apparatus, by, which the individual musters up the stamina to live. The stereotypical image of old age, overcome by the transcending laughter of the old age and their condescending world view., The old folks have triumphed over the rigidities of life., , JYIYHIS SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTERPage 2, , Scanned with CamSeanner