Hornbill Poem 1 : A Photograph MCQs

1. What does the phrase ‘both wry with the laboured ease of loss’ mean?

2. Where was the photograph taken?

3. Who is the poet of ‘A Photograph’?

4. How does the poet describe her mother’s face in the photograph?

5. What happened to the poet’s mother later in life?

6. Who is standing beside the poet’s mother in the photograph?

7. What does the photograph in the poem capture?

8. How old was the poet’s mother in the photograph?

9. What does the poet mean by ‘Its silence silences’?

10. What is the central theme of the poem?