My Mother at Sixty-six by Kamala Das

My Mother at Sixty-six

By Kamala Das

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1. The poet was travelling to the airport at _____.

2. The mother's face looked ashen like that of a _______ .

3. The poet looked out at young trees sprinting and ________ .

4. The poet's parting words were__________ .

5. The mother's face was wan,pale as a _________ .

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6. The poetic device used in the line 'wan,pale as a late winter's moon' is_______ .

7. The central idea of the poem is________ .

8. The poet smiles and smiles in the end to________ .

9. The parting words of the poet and her smile show that _______ .

10.The thought that she will never see her mother again makes her ______.