Class – XII
POEM 1 MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX( FLAMINGO)
BY-KAMALA DAS
Poet- Kamala Das
Theme- Ageing and fear of loss or separation associated with it.
Form- Free Verse
Poetic Devices:-
Simile: Like that of a corpse; As old as As a late winter’s moon
Metaphor :Merry children spilling
Personification :Young Trees sprinting
Repetition :Smile and smile and smile
Imagery :Young Trees sprinting … their homes
Tautology: Wan,pale,ashen
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