A PHOTOGRAPH /CLASS -11/CBSE/ENGLISH POEM /CENTRAL IDEA /EXPLANATION
A PHOTOGRAPH -SHERLEY TOULSON CENTRAL IDEA Shirley Toulson 's poem" A photograph" is a tribute to her mother . The poem describe three stages in the passage of time. In the first stage, the photograph shows the poet's mother is standing at the beach of enjoying her holiday with her to girl cousin. She was around 12 years old at that time. The second stage Take us 20or30 years later. The mother would laugh at the way she and her cousin were dressed up for the beach holiday. In the third stage of the poet remembers the dead mother with a heavy heart. The photograph revives a nostalgic feeling in the poet. STANZA WISE EXPLANATION OF THE POEM 1."The cardboard shows me how it was when the two girl ...