Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow each of them.

Driving from my parent’s home to Cochin last friday morning, i saw my mother, beside me, doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse and realized with pain that she was as old as she looked.....

1. Where was the poetess driving to? Who was sitting beside her? (1)
2. What did the poetess notice about her mother? (1)
3. Which thought made the poet feel painful? (1)
4. Name the figure of speech used in the expression: ‘her face ashen like that of a corpse’ (1)

Answer 1

1. The previous Friday morning, the poetess was travelling back to Cochin in order to catch a flight. In the car, her mother was seated beside her.
2. Her mother started to feel sleepy. Her mouth was hanging open. Her face had the same pale, ash-colored appearance as a dead.
3. She thought her mother would not live for very long. She was in huge pain.
4. The figure of speech used is ‘Simile’.