MyMot

heratSi
xty
-si
x

I
mpor
tantquest
ionsanswer
s

Bi
kkey
'sTut
ori
als

Q.1)Readt
heext
ractgi
venbel
owandanswert
hequest
ionst
hat
fol
low:

Il
ookedagai
nather
,wan,
pal
e

asal
atewi
nter
'smoonandf
eltt
hatol
d

f
ami
l
iarache,
mychi
l
dhood'
sfear
,

butal
lIsai
dwas,
seey
ousoon,
Amma,

al
lIdi
dwassmi
l
eandsmi
l
eandsmi
l
e..
.

i
)Namet
hepoetandt
hepoem.

i
i
)Whatwast
hepoet
'schi
l
dhoodf
ear
?

i
i
i)Expl
ain:
"ol
dfami
l
iarache"
.

i
v)Whati
sthepoet
icdev
iceusedi
nli
nes1-
2?

v
)Expl
ain:
"lat
ewi
nter
'smoon"
.

v
i)Whydi
dthepoetsmi
l
eandsmi
l
e?

v
ii
)Whatdot
hepoet
'spar
ti
ngwor
dssuggest
?

Ans.i
)Poem:
MyMot
heratSi
xty
-si
x

Poet
:Kamal
aDas

i
i
)Thepoet
'schi
l
dhoodf
earwast
hatshemi
ghtl
osehermot
her
.

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i
ii
)'Thatoldfamili
arache'referst
otheagonyandpainof
separat
ionfrom hermot herthatt
hepoetfelti
nherchi
ldhoodas
shefearedthatshemi ghtlosehermother.Asachil
dthepoet
wasinsecureaboutlosinghermot herj
ustasally
oungchildr
en
oft
enare,andt hesamef earhascomeagai nnowwhenher
motherhasgr ownold.

i
v)Si
mil
e(pal
easal
atewi
nter
'smoon)

v)Thewint
erseasonisasy mbol ofdeath,ol
dageand
gloomi
ness.Thepoethasusedt hissimileasthelatewinter'
s
moonlookstoohazyandl acksbright
nessandl ustr
e.Similar
ly,
themother
,whoisnowsi xty-
six,
ispaleandhasashr unkenand
ashenf
ace.Sheisdevoidofofener gy,happi
nessandv igour.

vi
)Thepoetsmil
edandsmi l
edonl
ybecauseshewantedt
ohide
herf
ear
sfrom hermother
.Shewasreassur
ingher
sel
fandal
so
hermot
herthattheywoul
dmeetagain.

vi
i)Thepoet 'spart
ingwor dsandhersmi l
earejustafacadeto
hi
deherf eel
ingsofinsecurit
y.Thepaleandseni l
eappearanceof
hermot herbr i
ngsbackherchi l
dhoodf earofl
osinghermot her
.
Shefeelst hepainofsepar at
ion,yetshebidshermotherfarewel
l
i
napl easantmanner .Shewasr eassuri
ngherselfandalsoher
mothert hattheywoul dmeetagain.

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Q.
2).
..Isawmymot
her
,

besi
deme,

doze,
openmout
hed,
herf
ace

ashenl
i
ket
hat

ofacor
pseandr
eal
i
sedwi
thpai
n..
..
..

i
)Whoi
s'I
'
?

i
i
)Whatdi
d'I
'real
i
sewi
thpai
n?

i
i
i)Whywast
her
eal
i
sat
ionpai
nful
?

i
v)Namet
hef
igur
eofspeechusedi
nthesel
i
nes.

Ans.i
)'I
'i
sKamal
aDas(
thepoet
).

i
i)Thepoetr
eal
isedwi
thpai
nthathermot
herwasget
ti
ngol
dand
shemightdi
eanyti
me.

i
ii
) The realisat
ion was painf
ulbecause i
tbr
oughtwithi
t
di
str
essi
ngt houghthermot herwasneari
ngherdeat
h,andi
t
woul
dsepar ateherfr
om hermother
.

i
v)Si
mil
e(ashenl
i
ket
hatofacor
pse)

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Q.
3)Whyarethey
oungt
reesdescr
ibedas'
spr
int
ing'
?Whatdo
t
heysi
gni
fy?

Ans.Whi ledri
vingtot heai
rport
,inanefforttodi st
ractherself
from thethoughtsofherageingmother,t
hepoetl ookedout side
thewi ndow ofhermov i
ngcar.Asthepoetl ookedout sidet he
wi ndowofhermov i
ngcar,t
het r
eesappearedtobemov i
ngf ast
i
nt heopposi
tedir
ecti
on.So,
theyaredescri
bedasspr i
nting.

Thespri
nti
ngofthetreessymboli
sestherapidl
ypassingy ear
sof
humanslif
efrom chil
dhoodtooldage.They oungtreesshows
happi
ness,st
rengt
handv i
gourwhicharet hecharacter
isti
csof
yout
hincontr
asttothedull
nessofoldage.

Q.4)HowdoesKamal
aDast
ryt
oputawayt
het
hought
sofher
ageingmot
her
?

Ans.Toputawayt hethought sofheragei ngmother,shelooked

outofthewi ndowofhermov i
ngcar.Ther eshesawt wothings.
Fir
st,shesawt hey oungt r
eesspr int
ingwhi chsymbolisethatti
me
haspassedataf astpace.Andsecondshesawmer r
ychildren
spil
li
ngoutoft heirhomes.Mer rychil
drensy mboli
sey out
hfulness,
happiness,energy,li
feandv igourwhichi scontr
astedt ot
he
poet'
smot herwhohasgr ownol dandpal e.Thepoetmakesuse
oftheseimagest oemphasi zet hecontrastbet
weenol dageand
youth.

Q.
5)Whywashermot
her
'sf
acel
ooki
ngl
i
ket
hatofacor
pse?

Ans.Hermother'
sfacehadlostallit
sglowandcol
ourofyouth
duetoagei
ng.Itl
ookedpale,faded,andnear
lyl
i
fel
ess.Thati
s
whyitwasl
ookinglikeacorpse'sface.

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