My Mother at Sixty Six Part 1

Who is the poet of this poem?

• John Keats
• Rudyard Kipling
• William Wordsworth
• Kamala Das

What is her work known for?

• for its originality, versatility and flavour of the soil
• for its popularity
• for its style
• for the expressions used

What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?

• Losing her mother
• heart attack
• headache
• children screaming at her

In which languages has Kamla Das written stories and novels?

• English and Tamil
• English and Hindi
• English and Urdu
• English and Malayalam

Name the poetic devices used in the poem.

• metaphor
• similie
• alliteration
• all of these

What is the significance of the title My Mother at Sixty Six?

• Poet’s fear of losing her old mother
• Poet’s fear of moving fast
• Poet’s inability to express her feelings
• All of these

Which poetic device is used in "Trees sprinting" ?

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• Personification

What is the distinctive feature of the poem?

• its metaphors
• simile used
• alliteration used
• narrative style using a single sentence in a set of 14 lines

What does this narrative style of the poem signify?

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

What is the main idea of the poem?

• Painful old age
• discolouration of skin
• carelessness of a daughter
• lack of strength