28 questions
Who is the poet of the poem `A Photograph`?
Shirley Toulson
Robert Frost
Khushwant Singh
Ted Huges
What is the background in the photograph?
How many persons are there in a photograph?
two
three
four
one
How old was the poetess when this photograph was taken?
ten years
twelve years
she was not born
twenty years
What is the relation of the woman in the photograph to the poetess?
her sister
her mother
her cousin
her daughter
Who snapped the photograph?
poetess' mother
poetess' sister
poetess' uncle
poetess' father
What is the relation of the two girls in the photograph to the poetess' mother?
her aunts
her daughters
her sisters
her cousins
What are the names of the girls in the photograph?
Betty and Pretty
Dolly and Polly
Letty and Drolly
Betty and Dolly
Where is the mother of the poetess now?
She has gone to another city.
She has gone abroad.
She is dead.
She is in the hospital.
The sea holiday was the past of her mother.What is the poetess' past?
her mother's memory
her mother's laughter
her mother's photograph
her uncle's camera
Why did the girls went to the sea beach?
for swimming
for paddling
for cycling
for surfing
How does the poetess describe her mother's face?
bitter
innocent
sweet
angry
How many years have passed since the photograph was taken?
twenty or thirty years
four years
twelve years
fifty years
How many phases are described in the poem?
two
three
four
two
Paddling means
Walking barefoot
Walking barefoot on sand
Playing in water
walking barefoot in water
which poetic device is used in "Terribly transient feet"
simile
Alliteration
Transferred Epithet
both ii and iii
"See Betty and Dolly"she would say,who is the speaker and whom is she addressing?
Mother to poetess
Poetess to mother
poetess to readers
none of them
Silence Silences refer to
silence of past good memories caused void
silence caused by mother's death further caused void
both i and ii
none of them
"There is nothing to say at all".Which of the following best explain the meaning of this line?
the poet's sense of loss is too deep to express
their is no one the poet can share her grief with
the poet does not want to talk about her sense of loss
it is futile to discuss one's grief
When had the three cousins gone for a holiday?
during infancy
during middle age
during their pre teenage years
when they were old
What is the antonym of 'transient'?
momentary
fleeting
short-lived
permanent
What is the best meaning of the word, 'wry'?
to feel happy and sad at the same time
to feel overwhelmed
to feel nostalgic
to feel disappointed and amused at the same time
Which figure of speech is used in the line- "It's silence silences"
repetition
alliteration
oxymoron
transferred epithet
ii. What is the ‘circumstance’ being talked about in the given lines?
The circumstance of the cousins who held her hand.
b. The circumstance of the photograph being taken by the uncle.
c. The circumstance of the cousins being funnily dressed by their parents.
d. The circumstance of the death of the poet’s mother.
Identify the oxymoron.
terribly transient feet
Its silence silences
laboured ease of loss
All three stood still to smile through their hair
Pick the theme of the poem.
Happiness
Loss of materials
Loss and transience of human life
Beauty of Nature
What is the tone of the poem?
excitement
jubilation
perturbation
nostalgia
11.Identify the poet's mother
left
right
center
none