Flamingo (Poem): My Mother at Sixty-six · Class 12 · CBSE · Science English
In "My Mother at Sixty-six," the poet's repeated glances at her mother mainly reveal the poet's
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In "My Mother at Sixty-six," the poet's repeated glances at her mother mainly reveal the poet's
- A.interest in her mother's youthful appearance
- B.fear of losing her ageing motherCorrect answer
- C.anger at being separated from her mother
- D.disappointment with her mother's silence
Solution
The poet repeatedly looks at her mother because the sight of her ageing, pale face awakens the painful fear of losing her. This fear remains controlled beneath her outward smile.
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