Question 2 - A Photograph - Hornbill - Poems (Literature) - English Class 11

Read the given extract and answer the questions

Extract:

All three stood still to smile through their hair

At the uncle with the camera. A sweet face,

My mother’s, that was before I was born.

And the sea, which appears to have changed less,

Washed their terribly transient feet.

(A photograph)

Question (i)

Who is the uncle with the camera in this extract? 

Answer:

Answer written by the student:

The uncle with the camera in this extract is the poet's mother's uncle.

Step-by-step explanation of the answer:

•  To answer this question, we need to use our comprehension skills and our knowledge of family relationships.👨‍👩‍👧‍👦
•  The question asks us to complete the sentence with the correct answer.🖋️
•  We need to find the clue in the extract that tells us who the uncle with the camera is.🔎
•  The clue is in line 2, where the poet says "At the uncle with the camera. A sweet face, My mother’s".📷
•  This means that the uncle with the camera is related to the poet's mother, and he is taking a photograph of her and her cousins.👩‍👧‍👧
•  The uncle with the camera is the brother of the poet's mother's father or mother.👴👵
•  Therefore, the uncle with the camera in this extract is the poet's mother's uncle.👨

Question (ii)

What does the use of the word 'transient' suggest? 

Answer: