Question 1
According to the poem, how does the poet find joy in memories?
Question 2
What is the purpose of the poet mentioning ‘some twenty-thirty years later’ in the poem?
Question 3
What poetic device is shown in 'laboured ease'?
Question 4
What changes and what remains unchanged according to the poem?
Question 5
What is the main theme highlighted in the poem 'A Photograph' by Shirley Toulson?
Question 6
What poetic device is illustrated by 'the cardboard shows me how it was'?
Question 7
Who is depicted in the photograph mentioned in the poem?
Question 8
What mood is reflected in the second stanza of the poem?
Question 9
How does the poet illustrate the permanence of nature in contrast to human life?
Question 10
What impact does the poet's mother's death have on the poet as conveyed in the fifth stanza?
Question 11
The poet reflects on nostalgia primarily through which family member in the poem?
Question 12
What does the 'cardboard' signify in the poem?
Question 13
What poetic device is used in 'terribly transient feet'?
Question 14
In the fourth stanza, what does the poet's mother often laugh about?
Question 15
What is the tone of the final stanza of the poem?