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Worksheetsmy mother at 66
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why has the mother been compared to a corpse?
she is alert
she is active
she is merry
she is passive
What 'familiar ache' did the poet feel?
the helplessness at not being able to care for her ageing mother
the realization that she has not cared for her mother
the fear of separation from her mother
all the above
The poetic device used in the line "wan, pale as a late winter’s moon" is______
Alliteration
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
The central idea of the poem "My Mother at Sixty Six' is_____
death is inevitable
ageing is evitable
ageing, death and the isolation or separation that accompanies it
ageing and death
At the airport, why does the poet 'look at her again'?
to wish her mother goodbye
to reassure herself about the well-being of her mother
both a & b
none of the above
The poet wrote the short stories and novel in Malayalam under the pen name of
Madhavikutty
Kamala surayya
Toru Dutt
Srilata
The word in the poem which means the same as 'come out with great energy' is
smirking
collect
spilling
agility
Which fear does the poet talk about
adulthood fear
childhood fear
old age fear
uncanny fear
"Her face ashen like that of a corpse" which literally devices are used here
Hyperbole
Simile
Rhythm
Metaphor
The trees and merry children in the poem signify.........
happiness
exuberance of youth/energy
nature
Why does the poet look out of the window?
to look out at the trees
to distract herself
to look at the children
to cure her boredom
What does the image of merry children spilling symbolize?
sincerity
responsibility and duty
carefree attitude
passive acceptance
Why does the poet only smile?
to hide her fear
to hide her guilt
to hide her anxiety
all the above
What was the childhood fear of poet?
mother's growing age
death of mother
fear of separation
Poetic devise used by the poet in 'young trees sprinting' is__________________.
Hyperbole
alliteration
personification
metaphor
