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  • 1. 
    Quote an example of personification used in the poem.

  • sprinting trees
  • home to cochin
  • airport’s security check
  • All of these

  • 2. 
    Quote an example of a metaphor used in the poem.

  • as a late winter’s moon
  • ‘Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes’
  • Driving from my parent’s home
  • None

  • 3. 
    Which Rhyming scheme is used in the poem?

  • coupled rhyme
  • monorhyme
  • Alternate rhyme
  • free verse

  • 4. 
    Why did the poet look at her mother again?

  • because she was busy
  • because she was going away
  • because she wanted to stay back
  • because of fear and insecurity

  • 5. 
    What is the universality of the theme of the poem?

  • death is a truth
  • Life is a reality
  • everyone is happy
  • to show old age

  • 6. 
    What do the parting words “See you soon Amma” signify?

  • her carelessness
  • Her optimistic farewell full of cheerfulness
  • she bids goodbye like this
  • she is in a hurry

  • 7. 
    What does ‘ashen face ‘ signify?

  • colour of face
  • face is covered with ash
  • Pale and lifeless face of poet’s mother
  • to show ugly face

  • 8. 
    What do the running trees signify?

  • fast moving appearance
  • speed of the moving car
  • fast moving change in human life from childhood to old age
  • none

  • 9. 
    What did the poet realize with pain?

  • her mother’s appearance like a corpse
  • she is inconsiderate
  • old age is pleasant
  • she has duties

  • 10. 
    What does this narrative style of the poem signify?

  • differing thoughts
  • many thoughts
  • contrasting thoughts
  • a single thread of thought mixed with harsh realities
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