Poem 1 : My Mother at Sixty-Six – Theme: Aging, fear of loss

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Final smile represents:

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Theme:

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Simile enhances:

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Setting:

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Mother’s silence indicates:

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Teaches to:

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Emotional state:

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Contrast between:

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Poem deals with:

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Fear returns because:

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Ends on note of:

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Smile hides:

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Corpse imagery creates:

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Poem conveys:

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Mood changes when:

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Ashen means:

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Aging is:

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Poet distracts by:

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Fear mainly about:

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Relationship shown:

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Smile at end suggests:

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Children symbolize:

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Imagery creates:

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Mother appears:

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Universal truth:

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Poet feels helpless because:

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Repetition of smile indicates:

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Late winter’s moon symbolizes:

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Reaction shows:

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The poem is written in:

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Main concern of poet:

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Tone of the poem:

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Device in 'trees sprinting':

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The poem highlights which stage of life?

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The smile of the poet is:

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What does the poet do to hide emotions?

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How does the poet describe her mother?

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Where does the poet part from her mother?

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What childhood fear returns?

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What emotion dominates the poem?

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Why did the poet look away from her mother?

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What do the children spilling out represent?

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The 'young trees sprinting' symbolize:

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What did the poet notice outside the car?

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What does 'ashen like that of a corpse' indicate?

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The poet compares her mother’s face to:

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What was the mother doing in the car?

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Who was with the poet in the car?

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Where was the poet going at the beginning of the poem?

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Who is the poet of My Mother at Sixty-Six?

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