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01) My Mother At Sixty-Six
My Mother At Sixty-Six
Central Idea of the Poem
The poem has been written in lyrical idiom and brings out the complexity of human relations. The central idea of the poem is 'ageing' which is the eternal law of nature. The poetess had gone to meet her mother whose pale face made her realise that her mother is getting old. The poetess becomes really upset. The poetess also mentions the close relationship which a mother and a daughter share. While going away from her mother who has grown old, poetess gets deeply saddened.
यह कविता एक गीतात्मक मुहावरे के रूप में लिखी गई है तथा मानवीय सम्बन्धों की जटिलता को दर्शाती है। कविता का केन्द्रीय भाव 'आयु वृद्धि' है जो प्रकृति का शाश्वत नियम है। कवयित्री अपनी माँ से मिलने गई हुई थी जिनका पीला चेहरा देखकर उन्हें यह आभास हुआ कि उनकी माँ अत्यन्त वृद्ध हो गईं थी। इस बात से कवयित्री बहुत उदास हो जाती है। कवयित्री माँ और बेटी के करीबी रिश्ते का भी उल्लेख करती है। कवियत्री अपनी माँ जो बूढ़ी हो चुकी हैं से दूर जाते समय अत्यधिक दुःखी हो जाती है।
EXTRACT BASED QUESTIONS
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
"Driving from my parent's home to Cochin last Friday morning, I saw my mother, beside me doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realised with pain that she was as old as she looked ..."
1. Name the poem and the poetess.
कविता एवं कवि का नाम लिखिए।
Ans. The name of the poem is, 'My Mother at Sixty-Six' and the poetess is Kamala Das.
2. Where was the poetess driving to?
कवयित्री गाड़ी से कहाँ जा रही थी?
Ans. The poetess was driving from her parents' home to Cochin airport on a Friday morning.
3. What did she notice about her mother? कवयित्री ने अपनी माँ के विषय में क्या देखा?
Ans. The poetess noticed that her mother was sleeping with her mouth open and the mother's face has the colour of ash, just like that of a dead body.
4. Why was her mother's face looking like that of a corpse? कवयित्री की माँ का चेहरा एक मृत शरीर के चेहरे जैसा क्यों दिख रहा था?
Ans. Her mother's face had lost all its glow and colour of youth due to ageing. It looked pale, faded and nearly lifeless. That was why it was looking like a corpse's face.
I saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realised with pain that she was as old as she looked but soonput that thought away...........
1. What worried the poetess when she looked at her mother?
जब कवयित्री ने अपनी माँ की तरफ देखा तो उसे किस कारण से चिन्ता हुई?
Ans. Her mother looked pale and faded, just like a corpse, which worried the poetess. This indicated that her mother may die very soon.
2. Why was there pain in her realisation?
कवयित्री को जो आभास हुआ, उससे उसे पीड़ा क्यों हुई?
Ans. The poetess felt pain in the realisation that she would not see her mother again, as she may die soon.
3. Why did she put that thought away? उन्होंने वह विचार अपने मस्तिष्क से क्यों दूर कर दिया?
Ans. The poetess put that thought away because she got distracted from driving the car by thinking about her mother's impending death.
4. Identify the figure of speech used in these lines.
इन पंक्तियों में प्रयुक्त किए गए अलंकार को पहचानिए ।
Ans. Simile is used in these lines when the colour of her mother's face is ashen, like that of a corpse.
5. Who does 'I' refer to?
'I' यहाँ किसके लिए प्रयुक्त हुआ है?
Ans. I is used for the poetess, Kamala das
...... but soon put that thought away, and looked out at young trees sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes,...
1. What thought did the poetess put away?
कवयित्री ने किस विचार को दूर किया?
Ans. The poetess realised that her mother had become very old and was pale and lifeless like a dead body. She put this disturbing thought away from her mind.
2. Why are the young trees described as sprinting? छोटे वृक्षों को दौड़ते हुए क्यों कहा गया है?
Ans. The car was moving when the poetess looked outside at the trees. They appeared to be 'sprinting' because the car was speeding past in the opposite direction.
3. How do you know that the joyful scene did not help file her drive away that thought' from her mind? आप कैसे पता लगा सकते हैं कि उस आनन्दमय दृश्य ने कवयित्री के मन से 'उस विचार' का दूर करने में सहायता नहीं की?
Ans. We know that the joyful scene did not help her to drive away that thought from her mind because, when she had to bid goodbye to her mother at the airport, she fell short of words and could only say. "See you soon, Amma."
"But after the airport's security check, standing a few yards away, I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon."
1. Who went for security check and who is 'her' in the above lines?
सुरक्षा जाँच के लिए कौन गया एवं ऊपर दी गई पंक्तियों में 'वह' कौन हैं?
Ans. The poetess, Kamala Das, went for security check at the airport. 'Her' in the above lines refers to the poetess's mother.
2. What does the poetess compare her mother's face to and why?
कवयित्री अपनी माँ के चेहरे की तुलना किससे एवं क्यों करती है?
Ans. The poetess compares her mother's face to a late winter's moon. Just as a late winter's moon' looks colourless and dull because of mist and fog, the poetess's mother's face looks pale and lacks brightness due to old age.
3. Explain late winter's moon'.
‘शीत ऋतु की रात्रि के चन्द्रमा' की व्याख्या कीजिए।
Ans. Late winter's moon' refers to the moon during the late winter season, which appears pale and lustreless because of mist and fog. The poetess has compared her mother's face to the late winter's moon because it seems to have lost all its shine.
I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon and felt that old familiar ache, my childhood's fear, .... but all I said was see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile
1. Who is her"? 'वह' कौन है?
Ans.'Her' refers to the mother.
2. What was the poetess's childhood fear? कवयित्री के बचपन का भय क्या था?
Ans. The childhood fear was that of losing her mother.
3. What were the poetess's parting words? कवयित्री के विदाई के समय के शब्द क्या थे?
Ans. The poetess's parting words were, "See you soon, Amma", suggesting hope to herself and her mother that they will meet again.
4. What does the repeated use of the word, 'smile' mean?
शब्द 'मुस्कान' के बार-बार किए गए उपयोग का क्या तात्पर्य है?
Ans. Repeated use of the word 'smile' depicts a long and cheerful (but pretended) smile. The poetess smiled for a long time to make her mother happy.
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