Read the following statements and state whether they are “True” or “False”.

1. The persona recollects the memories of her grandmother as she looks at the photograph.
(___________)
2. The persona’s grandmother is still living with her.
(___________)
3. The grandmother seems to be a friendly and kind woman.
(___________)
4. The persona is three years old when her grandmother dies.
(___________)
5. The grandmother remains strong and healthy until her death.
(___________)
6. In the photograph, the grandmother will always be alive.
(___________)

Exercise 4
Answer the following questions based on your understanding of the poem.
1. How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?

2. Which line in the poem tells us the grandmother has become forgetful?

3. The grandmother seems to be a friendly and kind woman.

4. The persona is three years old when her grandmother dies.

5. The grandmother remains strong and healthy until her death.

6. Give one moral value one can learn from the poem.

Exercise 5
Answer all the questions.
1. List down 3 themes of the poem?

2. Give 4 moral values that are found in the poem.

3. How do you think of the persona feels towards her grandmother? Support your answer
with evidence from the poem.

4. “A picture speaks a thousand words” is a common proverb. How would you relate this to
the poem “The Living Photograph”?