Hi Everyone!! This article will share I Cannot Remember My Mother Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Rabindranath Tagore. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of The Song From Heaven, India At Play and The Mysterious Visitor 2 so, you can check these posts as well.
I Cannot Remember My Mother Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Hover – float in the air
- Rocking – gently moving from side to side or back and forth
- Shiuli – a small white autumn flower with an orange centre
- Morning service – morning prayers and rituals
Question 1: The speaker in the poem is _________ . Which words or lines in the poem support your answer?
Answer: A child.
The line in support of the answer is:
“Only sometimes in the midst of my play a tune seem to hover over my playthings.”
Question 2: Which senses of sight, hearing and smell do the following phrases refer to?
(a) a tune seems to hover
Answer: Sense of hearing
(b) scent of the morning service
Answer: Sense of smell
(c) the blue of the distant sky
Answer: Sense of sight
Question 3: Pick out lines from the poem that indicate that the mother had loved her child.
Answer: The lines that indicate that the mother had loved her child are:
The tune of some song that she used to hum while rocking my cradle.
I feel that the stillness of my mother’s gaze on my face has spread all over the sky.
Question 4: What is the poet doing when he remembers his mother?
Answer: The poet is playing with his playthings when he remembers his mother.
Question 5: What memories does autumn bring on?
Answer: In autumn, the Shiuli flowers bloom and spread their fragrance. This reminds the poet of his mother’s visits to the temple with the flowers.
Question 6: In what ways does the poet feel the presence of his mother?
Answer: The poet feels the presence of his mother in almost everything that he does. When he is playing with his playthings, he feels a tune hover over them. To him, it is the tune of his mother’s lullaby. When the smell of shiuli flowers floats in the air, he is reminded of his mother going to the temple in the morning. When he looks outside through his bedroom’s window, he feels the silent gaze of his mother on his face. He feels her presence in the blue sky also.
Question 7: The poet says this line “I cannot remember my mother” repeatedly, but often remembers her. Explain.
Answer: The repetition of this line clears that certain smells, sounds and associations make the poet often think of his mother but he cannot actually recall her face.
Question 8: What does the poet hear when he is at play?
Answer: When the poet is playing with his playthings, he feels as if a tune was hovering over the. This tune gives the feeling of a mother rocking her child’s cradle and singing a lullaby.
Question 9: What word do we use for the cradle song?
Answer: The word ‘lullaby’ is used for the cradle song.
Question 10: Is the poet’s mother dead or alive? How do you come to know about it?
Answer: The poet’s mother is dead. He does not remember anything about her. It shows that the mother had died when he was a little child.
Question 11: What sights and smells remind the poet of his mother?
Answer: Almost every sight and smell remind the poet of his mother. When the smell of shiuli flowers floats in the air, he is reminded of his mother going to the temple in the morning. When he looks outside through his bedroom’s window, he feels the silent gaze of his mother on his face. He feels her presence in the blue sky also.
Question 12: “Shiuli flowers floats in the air”. Mention any three aspects of the Shiuli flowers.
Answer: These flowers:
- Blossom in August.
- Have Powerful fragrance.
- Are used in worship.
Question 13: What are the feeling that this poem arouses in you?
Answer: The poem arouses the feeling of pity for the poet. When he was a little child, he lost his mother and doesn’t remember anything about her. Even then, he feels her presence in everything.
So, these were I Cannot Remember My Mother Questions & Answers.