The coming together of two opposite ideas to describe the same entity. The loss of her mother is too deep for the poet. The last stanza refers to the last phase of life – the death of the poet’s mother. O! The first stanza refers to the childhood of the poet’s mother. 03.05 Poetry Slam Graphic Organizer Part 1: Paste your 10+ line poem below. The girl cousins went paddling with mother holding her hand. after her mother grown upD. Laboured ease, 17. What was the favourite memory of her mother?A. 4. She remembers how much her mother had changed from a young girl. The poet’s mother was a girl of twelve or so when the photograph was taken. Poetry Girl believes in making a difference through technology. The sea has stood the onslaught of time. twenty-threeC. tribute to the poet’s motherC. The poet looks at a childhood photograph of her mother.2. In the past photographs used to be fixed on a cardboard and hung from the wall for everyone to see it. two years agoB. the background, 15. The three stanzas depict three different phases of life. She was then twelve years old. Personification is a literary device that refers to the projection of human characteristics onto inanimate objects in order to create imagery. The silence of the whole situation silences the poet and leaves her quiet. holding hands and went for paddling, 9. Who took the photograph of her mother with her cousin? What does ‘both’ refer to? How does the poet feel when she remembers her mother? ‘And of this circumstanceThere is nothing to say at all,Its silence silences.’. There is nothing to be said. on Literature from Brockenhurst College in London in the year 1953. How many people were in the photograph?A. c. The poet is overwhelmed with emotion as she remembers her dead mother. Who had taken the photograph? The poem captures three different moods and situations in three stanzas. Summary of A Photograph. The sea holiday was the narrator’s mother’s past and her mother’s laughter is the narrator’s past. Time fled past since and all those who are in the photograph under went changes while the sea remained the same. What did this laugh indicate? 6. Who was the big girl and how old was she? The poet recalls how her mother used to look at a photograph and remember her own childhood. sad and nostalgicD. The situation has been given the human quality of silence and the sound of ‘s’ has been repeated). (a) eleven years old(b) thirteen years old(c) twelve years old(d) fourteen year old, Question 10.Who is the poet/poetess of the poem ‘A Photograph’? They all underwent changes while the sea stood still. Q. It brought joy to her when she looked at the snapshot. They have gone to the seashore. Ans. Ans. ‘all three’ refers to the poet’s mother and her two cousins. What are the three of them doing in the photograph?A. Her mother was on the sea shore with her cousins and posing for a photograph. Both wryWith the laboured ease of loss. It was taken some time ago. Ans. Why did they smile through their hair? Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow: Some twenty- thirty- years latershe’d laugh at the snapshot. One of the most popular poets of mid-20th century America, Sexton’s impressive body of work continues to be widely read and debated by literary scholars and cultural critics alike. All the three of them stood smiling through their hair while the photo was taken. Refer to definition is - to look at or in (something) for information. thirteen years oldC. The title photograph is very much appropriate as it reminds the poet of her mother. None of the above, 16. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Shirley Toulson was born on 20th May 1924 in Henley-on-Thames, England. Ans. What is the meaning of the word ‘wry’?A. All three of them stood smiling, their hair were flying over their faces (possibly tossed by the beach wind or water), Poetic device: alliteration… stood still to smile, ‘And the sea, which appears to have changed less Washed their terribly transient feet.’. The poet looks at the photograph of her mother which was taken when her mother was 12 years old. Ans. The camera thus managed to capture a moment in time. Q3. Poetic device: allusion as the cardboard’s lack of durability hints at the lack of permanence of human life. Ans. This is an indication of the fun and joy she had experienced during the beach holiday and she had fond memories of that particular incident. ‘Both’ refers to the sea holiday as remembered by her mother and the poet remembering her mother’s laughing face. She had gone for a sea holiday with her cousins Betty and Dolly. The mother’s laughter that used to echo in the house when she was alive has now become the poet’s past. Cousins, Betty and DollyB. Does this suggest something to you? her own childhood photographD. About poet’s childhood memoriesB. But after nine years they divorced on March 1969. What does she feel in the last phase?A. They all underwent changes while the sea stood still. A photograph is something that captures a certain snapshot of someone’s life. Q. Ans. Q. What would the mother show to her daughter while showing her the photograph?A. Years fled past since then. Write on the need for holidays in modern stressful times. The poem delineates three distinct stages in the transit of life. Human life itself is temporary not the feet. Why has this word been used? WoodC. Who went for the sea holiday in the past? Shirley Toulson looks at an old photograph of her mother and is sadly reminded of her mother who is no more. Ans. Elizabeth JenningsD. Ans. The big girl was the poet’s mother. Ans. age is temporaryD. Wild rumours woo and terrify the crowd, Woo us. Her mother had a sweet face, but it was a time before she was born. What are they? It is a tribute to how caring her mother was. In the first stage, the photograph shows the poet’s mother standing at the beach enjoying her holiday with her two girl cousins. It's use in poem is ironical It keeps the photograph of that 12 year old girl safe who herself was terribly transient The player's mother had died some years ago. She had a great passion for writing and was greatly influenced by her father who was a writer too. 4. Anne Sexton was born in Newton, Massachusetts and raised in Weston, Massachusetts. The girl in the photograph seems like a different person altogether. The photograph is silent and leaves her silent as well. It is also alliteration due to the repetition of the ‘t’ sound (their terribly transient feet) but writing only alliteration as the poetic device will lead to a loss of marks), ‘The sea holidaywas her past, mine is her laughter. Her mother died 12 years ago and now the poet has nothing to say about this circumstance of the photograph. Each of the cousins was holding the hands of the poet’s mother who was the oldest among them. The poet’s mother died about twelve years ago. Ans. Q. The sea in the picture is still the same today and has changed very less. She had gone for a sea holiday with her cousins Betty and Dolly. Answer: ‘Paddling’ means ‘wading’ or ‘rowing’ a boat. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Q. What Epithet literary device was used in the poem?A. 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