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“Never give up. Success is where hope resides.”, POEM- MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX, AUTHOR- KAMALA DAS, 1. Where was the poet going?, She was going to the airport to go to Cochin., 2. Who was with the poet in the car?, Her mother was sitting beside her., 3. What was the mother doing?, The mother was dozing with mouth slight open., 4. How did the mother look like?, The mother looked dull and pale like a corpse., 5. What comparison the poet made as she looked at the mother in the car? Why?, The comparison is- Like a corpse as she looked dull and pale., 6. Why did the poet start looking outside the window?, The poet started looking outside to divert her mind., 7.Why did the poet want to divert her mind?, She wanted to divert her mind from the fear of separation from her mother., 8. What did the poet see outside the window of the car?, The poetess saw Young sprinting trees and merry children spilling out of their homes., 9. Why did the trees appear running to the poet?, As the car was moving fast, the trees appeared sprinting., 10. Why is the word” sprinting” is used for the trees?, Sprinting signifies the energy of the youth., 11. Why are the trees called as young?, As they appear sprinting, the term “young” is used., 12. What do the trees symbolize?, The trees symbolize Youth.

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13. What were the children doing?, The children were spilling out of their homes., 14. What do the children symbolize?, The children symbolize childhood., 15. Why has the poet drawn the images of trees and children?, The poet has drawn these images in contrast with the old age of the mother., 16. What did the poet observe after the security check at the airport?, The mother looked dull and pale like a late winter’s moon., 17. What comparison the poet made with the pale and dull look of the mother?, Like a late winter’s moon as the mother looked dull and pale and also in the last stage, of her life., 18. What were the parting words of the poet?, The parting words of the poetess were- See you soon, Amma., 19. Why did the poet smile and smile?, The poetess smiled and smiles to hide her fear of separation from her mother and, also to assure her of meeting soon., 20. Mention the poetic devices:, , , Ashen like corpse, , : Simile, , , , Sprinting trees, , : Personification, , , , Young trees and merry children : Imagery, , , , Like late winters moon, , , , Smile and smile, , : Simile, : Repetition & alliteration