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let's understand :
c1. answer the following questions in a word, a phrase or
a sentence each:
1. Who is the poet talking to?
2. What makes the poet think of her childhood?
3. Which word in the poem means
a) ‘great love and loyalty?’
b) protection?
4. Fill in the blank:
The mother _________ many things to look after her
child.
5. What is the most difficult thing that the poet talks
about in the poem?
6. State true or false:
1. The poet is still a child.
2. In this poem, the poet shows her affection and
admiration for her mother.
c2. Work in small groups and discuss the following
questions :
1. What qualities has the poet imbibed from her mother?
2. “You let me separate and let me free” - What is the
meaning of this line?
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