Mother Tongue


UNDERSTANDING THE POEM

1. The quill is the central element in the poem—what does it symbolise?

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2. You notice a sense of urgency in the poet’s request—what is the

reason for this?

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3. How has the poet brought out her emotional attachment to her

mother tongue?

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4. Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human

qualities to inanimate things and abstract ideas. How has it

been used in this poem?

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