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Today we are going to tell you poetry My Mother at Sixty-six- kamala das
Poetry
My Mother at Sixty-six
– Kamala Das
Q. 1.Read the Extract .
Driving from my parent’s home to cochin last Friday morning. I saw my mother, beside me , doze open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realised with pain that she was as old as she looked but soon put that thought away, and looked out at young Trees sprinting , the merry children spilling out of their homes . but after the airport’s security check, standing a few yards away , I looked again at her , wan , pale as a late winter’s moon and felt that old familiar ache , my childhood’s fear, but all I said was , see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile….
Q. Answer these questions –
Q.1.where was the poetess going ?
Ans. The poetess was going to the Cochin airport from her parent’s home.
Q.2. What did she notice about her mother?
Ans. She noticed that her old mother was dozing with her mouth open.
Q.3. Why did her mother’s face look like that of a dead body’s face?
Ans. Her face looked liked a dead body’s face because of her old age .
Q.4. What were the children doing ?
Ans. The children were coming out from their homes in large numbers.
Q.5. Where is the poetess going and who is with her ?
Ans. The poetess is going to Cochin airport from her parent’s home. Her mother is with her. She is sitting beside her and dozing with her mouth open. Her face looks like a dead body’s face.
Q.6. What was the poet’s childhood fear?
Ans. The poet felt that her mother would leave her one day. It is a fear of insecurity that every child feels when its mother is not around.
Q.7.find the words from the passage which mean –
Ans. Felt – realised
Doze – sleep lightly
Corpse – dead body
Sprinting – running fast
Happy – merry
Wan – colourless
My Mother at Sixty-six- kamala das
Q.8. Where was the kamala das born?
Ans. Kamaladas(1934- 2009) was born in Malabar , Kerala.
Q.9.what is the kind of pain and ache that the poetess feels?
Ans. The poetess sees her mother sitting beside her and she is dozing. Her mouth is open. Her face is pale like a dead body. She is ageing. This is the pain and ache that the poetess feels.
Q.10. Why has the mother been compared the ‘late winter moon’?
Ans. She was compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’ because the late winter moon is calm and vague with a dim lustre. It loses its power and brightness.
My Mother at Sixty-six- kamala das