AHSEC| CLASS 12| ENGLISH| CHAPTER - 8| MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX| SOLVED QUESTIONS FOR 1 MARK EACH| H.S. 2ND YEAR
MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX
Solved questions for 1 mark each:
(A) VERY SHORT ANSWER:
1. Who is the
poet of the poem 'My Mother at Sixty-six'?
Ans: Kamala
Das is the poetess of the poem "My Mother at Sixty".
2. Where is
the poet driving to? [Exam paper - 2019]
Ans: The
poetess was driving from her parents' house to Cochin airport.
3. What does
she notice when her mother sits beside her? [Exam paper - 2019]
Ans: The
poetess saw that her mother was sleeping with her mouth open.
4. Find words
from the passage that mean 'sleep lightly' and dead body'.
Ans: Sleep
lightly - Doze
Dead body -
Corpse
5. Why is her
mother's face like that of a corpse? [Exam paper - 2019]
Ans: His
mother's face had become corpse-like, pale and brown due to old age.
6. What do
the words, 'ashen', 'open mouthed', and 'corpse' signify?
Ans: The
words, 'ashes', 'open mouth' and 'corpse' suggest aging and decay.
7. Who looks
out at 'young trees'?
Ans: The
poet looks towards the 'young trees'.
8. Where was
Kamala Das born?
Ans: Kamala
Das was born in 1934 in Punnayur Kulam in the Malabar district of Kerala.
9. What are
the works of Kamala Das known for?
Ans: Kamala
Das's works are known for their originality, versatility and earthy indigenous
flavour.
10. In what
languages did Kamala Das write?
Ans: Kamala
Das wrote in English and Malayalam.
11. Name two
important works of Kamala Das?
Ans: Kamala
Das has two important works:
(i) Summer in
Calcutta
(ii) descendants
(iii) Alphabet of
the previous novel.
(iv) Padmavati
prostitute
12. What does
Kamala Das capture in her works?
Ans: Kamla
Das has depicted the complex nuances of man in his works. Relationships in
lyrical idiom.
13. What is
the poet's Familiar ache'?
Ans: The
poet's familiar pain is the fear of losing his mother.
14. What is
'juxtaposition' of images? How is it used in the poem?
Ans: To
combine images means to place images together or side by side to show a
contrast or comparison. The trees in the poem are against the ideas of
predetermined death. The image of happy children emerging from their homes,
symbolizing regeneration, is linked to the idea of the inevitability of old age
and death.
15. Is the
'airport's security check' an image? What does it signify?
Ans: Yes
“airport security check” is an image of separation. The poetess then turned her
gaze towards her salaryman mother. The act of seeing him off through airport
security is a metaphor for him looking toward death.
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