1. The mother’s old age and lack of energy is a depiction of

2. The poem is made up of

3. The image of merry children has been brought out by the narrator in order to

4. The narrator is only using her smile to

5. Smile and smile and smile is

6. She said to her mother

7. When the narrator looked at her mother again she felt a pang of

8. The narrator again compared her mother too

9. ‘Children spilling out’ is an

10. ‘Trees sprinting’ is a poetic device. It is