THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH

By Mr. Amirul 10. In stanza 1, which words tell us that the narrator was an adopted child?
1. What the word ' there' refer to in the poem?
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2. Which line indicates that the two people belonged to two different races?
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3. Why has the grandmother become small?
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4. How does the persona look upon death? Give evidence from the poem to
justify your answer.
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ii. ________________________________________________________
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11. From stanza 2, which word tells us that the grandmother's body was bent?
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12. Why do you think her soup forgot to boil?
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13. State two physical attributes of the grandmother in the photograph.
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14. Which word in the poem denotes the same meaning as the word
'unimaginable'?
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5. From stanza 1, what impression do we get of the poet's grandmother from the
following?
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6. From stanza 2, what happened to the grandmother before she died? poem is
titled 'The Living Photograph'. Suggest two reasons why the poet has chosen
the this title.
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7. From stanza 1, which line suggests that the grandmother had a determined
look?
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8. Which words in the poem refer most directly to death?
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15. What do the 'sharp blue eyes' tell us about the grandmother's race?
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16. According to the persona, where has the grandmother gone?
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my tall grandmother became small
17. What has happened to the grandmother's height and how does she look then?
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18. What happened to the soup and where do you think it was?
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'she went to the awful place grandmothers go...'
19. Do you think the persona understand about death? Provide a reason for
answer.
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9. Grandmothers are greatly loved by their grandchildren. Suggest two reasons

20. In stanza 3, what does the smile tells us about the face?
why the poet loved her grandmother.
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ii. ________________________________________________________