Hornbill Poem 1 : A Photograph MCQs

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

2. What is the central theme of the poem?

3. What does the photograph in the poem capture?

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

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

6. Where was the photograph taken?

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

8. Who is the poet of ‘A Photograph’?

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

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