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My Mother at Sixty-Six (Kamala Das)

CBSE · Class 12 · English

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Poet and Poem Overview

  • Kamala Das lived from 1934 to 2009.
  • She was born in Malabar, Kerala.
  • She is recognised as one of India’s foremost poets.
2

Summary of the Poem

  • The poem describes a Friday morning drive from the parent’s home to Cochin airport.
  • The poet sees her mother sitting beside her, dozing with her mouth open.
  • Her mother’s face looks ashen like a corpse.
3

Themes and Central Ideas

  • Ageing is shown as natural but emotionally painful.
  • A daughter’s love for her mother is deep, silent, and protective.
  • Old age creates fear because it reminds the speaker of loss and separation.
4

Literary Devices and Structure

  • The poem uses two important similes: face ashen like a corpse, and pale as a late winter’s moon.
  • The poem uses imagery of young trees and merry children to suggest life and energy.
  • The poem is written in a single sentence, punctuated by commas.

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Key Concepts

The poem focuses on the physicalThe speaker’s concern for her motherImages of young trees and merryThe mother’s face is compared firstThe poem is written as one

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