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My Mother At Sixty-Six
Write the Central Theme of the poem ‘My Mother At Sixty-Six’.
Kamala Das has presented the complex subtleties of human relationship in this poem. She realises the pain and anxiety of her old-aged mother at sixty-six. She feels that her mother may pass away and leave her all alone. She is conscious of her duty and provides her moral support to see her very soon.
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What kind of pain and ache that the poetess feels?
Why are the young trees described as sprinting?
Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children spilling out of their homes?
Why has the mother been compared to the late winter’s moon?
What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
What did the poetess see one morning while driving from her father’s home?
How has the poetess portrayed her mother when she was beside her?
Why did the poetess look outside her car?
How does the poetess describe the outside world? What does it signify?
What type of contracts one can realise in the poem “My Mother At Sixty-six?”
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