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Extra Questions, Notes, Assignment and study material for Class 11th as Per CBSE Syllabus

Chapter- 1.1 English Language and Literature

        A Photograph

                                                                                                       By- Shirley Toulson

Introduction of the lesson- A Photograph

Introduction to the Poem

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The poem captures three di erent moods and situations in three stanzas. The rst one tells about a snapshot or an instant cardboard-photo of three girls. They are
cousins. The eldest one, 12 years old, became the mother of the poetess after marriage. They are enjoying a sea holiday, putting on funny dresses. Their uncle clicks the
camera and captures the smiling faces of all the three.

Some 20-30 years later, the mother looks at the photo and laughs. She tells the poetess how her cousins Betty and Dolly had all dressed for the holiday. The outing on
the beach in a quaint dress was the mother’s past. But her laughter has become a thing of the past for the poetess. The mother passed away some twelve years ago. The
void created by her death has made life dull and eventless.

Short and Simple Summary of the lesson in English– A Photograph/ Summary in simple Words/ Critical appreciation of the lesson – A Photograph

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The poetess looks at the photograph of her late mother, with her two cousins on a sea beach. The mother was the eldest of the three, 12 years old, and had a lovely
face. They were escorted by the uncle, who clicked the camera. The girls stood in shallow water. The sea waves seemed to be washing their feet which changed fast with
the passage of time. Only the sea has shown no change in its behaviour over the years.

The mother happened to see her photo after a time-gap of some 20-30 years. She was amused to see the pretty, beach dresses of all the three girls. She blushed and
laughed. She told the poetess that they had been dressed for the pleasure trip by her cousins Betty and Dolly.

The sea holiday was the mother’s past, but after she had passed away, her laughter became a thing of the past for the poetess. Both had lost their newness with the
passing of time. The photograph is twisted and faded; the memory of the mother’s laughter has also grown faint.
 The mother of the poetess died some 12 years ago. The poetess has faced only blank silences after her mother’s death. She has nothing to say about that period since
the mother left.

Summary in Hindi/ A Photograph

Summary in Hindi

कविय ी अपनी िदवगंत माँ को चचेरी बहनों के साथ समु तट पर खींची गई एक फोटो म िदखती है उस समय माँ की आयु मा 12 वष थी; वही तीनों म े थी तथा उसका चेहरा भी सु र था I उसके साथ गए
थे अंकल िज ोंने कैमरे से फोटो खींचीं थी I तीनों बहन उथले पानी म खड़ी थी I समु की लहर जैसे उनके पाँ व-पाखर रही थीं I ये पाँ व तो वेग से समय के साथ साथ आकार आिद म बदल गए, पर समु के
वहार म इतने वष म कोई प रवतन नहीं आया I
माँ ने संयोग से वही फोटो शादी के 20-30 वष प ात् दे खी I  वह हँ सी न रोक सकी ोंिक तीनों बहनों ने िविच व पहन रखे थे I वह लजा गई तथा हँ स दी I उसने अपनी बेटी  कविय ी को बताया िक इस
अवसर के िलए उसकी दोनों चचेरी बहनों, बेटटी तथा डॉली ने ही उनके व ों का चयन िकया था I
वह समु तट की घटना तो माँ का अतीत बन गई थी पर उसकी मृ ु के उपरां त उसकी हँ सी ही कविय ी के िलए इितहास की एक घटना बन गई दोनों ही समय के थपेड़े खाकर अपना नया ताजापन खो चुके थे I
फोटो म िसकुड़न आ गई थी तथा फीकी पड़ गई थी I माँ की हं सी की याद भी अब तक मंद पड़ गई थी I
कविय ी की माँ का िनधन कोई 12 वष पूव हो गया था कविय ी ने माँ के जाने के प ात् केवल खाली स ाटा ही भोगा है I  माँ के गवास के प ात् के इस समय के बारे म उसके पास कहने लायक कुछ भी नहीं है
I

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A Photograph Extra Questions and Answers

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The cardboard shows me how it was

When the two girl cousins went paddling,

Each one holding one of my mother’s hands

And she the big girl—some twelve years or so.

Word-Notes

cardboard–the instant photo that comes out of the camera. It has the hard base of a cardboard; how it was–the situation at that time; paddling–walking with short
steps on water, propelling a small boat for sport on water (पैर से चलाई जाने वाली नाव),संभलकर पानी म चल रही थी; holding–थामे ए; big girl–the mother of  the poetess, was
then only twelve years old.

कविय ी एक पुरानी फोटो दे ख रही है जब उसकी माँ अिववािहत थी, 12 वष की थी I वह अपनी दो छोटी चचेरी बहनों के साथ समु तट पर सैर करने गई थी; वहाँ वे उथले पानी म संभल-संभलकर चल रही थी I
 कविय ी की माँ उन तीनों म सबसे बड़ी आयु की थी, बारह वष की I

Questions

 (i)  What does the word ‘cardboard’ denote in the poem? Why has this word been used?

 (ii) Who were the three girls captured in the photograph?

 (iii) Where had they gone for outing/paddling?

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 (i)  The word ‘cardboard’ denotes the instant photo or snapshot that is pasted on cardboard in the photo frame.

 (ii)  The three girls captured in the photograph were the mother of the poetess who was not married then, and her two cousins—Betty and Dolly.

 (iii)  They had gone out for a sea holiday. They were photographed on the sea beach.

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All three stood still to smile through their hair

At the uncle with the camera. A sweet face,

My mother’s, that was before I was born.

And the sea, which appears to have changed less,

Washed their terribly transient feet.

Word-Notes
all three—the poetess’ mother and her two cousins; still—motionless; smile through their hair—with some hair strands falling over their eyes and face; a sweet face
—the mother of the yet-unborn poetess looked charming with her innocent face; changed less—the sea over the years hasn’t changed at all or very little; washed—
touched, पखार रहा था ; terribly—greatly, at fast speed; transient—unsteady, moving,चंचल I

वे तीनों लड़िकयाँ कविय ी की माँ जो उस समय मा 12 वष की थी तथा अिववािहत थी तथा उसकी दो मौसेरी बहन, खड़ी होकर चेहरे पर लटके कुछ बालों के पीछे से मु ु रा रही थी I सामने उनके चाचा कैमरा
िलए फोटो खींच रहे थे I  माँ का चेहरा अित सु र था I यह बात उस समय की है जब कविय ी का ज नहीं आ था और समु की लहर उन तीनों के चंचल, अ थर पैरों को पखार रही थी लड़िकयों के पैरों की तो
श बदल गई, पर समु की लहरों म कोई प रवतन नहीं आया है I

Questions

  (i)  What does ‘three’ refer to?

  (ii)  When and where was the photograph taken?

  (iii)  Bring out the comparison between the sea and the ‘feet’.

Ans.

   (i)  The ‘three’ are Betty, Dolly and the mother of the poetess.
   (ii)  The photograph was taken on the sea beach by the uncle.

  (iii)  The sea is unchanging while human feet being washed by the sea waves are fast changing.

(3)

Some twenty-thirty—years later

She’d laugh at the snapshot. “See Betty

And Dolly,” she’d say, “and look how they

 dressed us for the beach.”

Word-Notes
she–the mother of the poetess; snapshot–the photo; laugh at– nds her dress and appearance funny; Betty and Dolly–the two cousins; dressed us–put on a casual
dress for the outing on the sea beach; beach–the three cousin sisters had gone to the sea beach for an outing or holiday

जब वह फोटो खींची गई थी उसके 20-30 वष प ात, माँ अपनी बेटी कविय ी को फोटो िदखाकर हँ स दे ती है I वह बताती है िक दे खो मेरी बहनों बेटटी तथा डॉली ने हम सब को िकस कार के अजीब कपड़े
पहना िदए थे I ( यं को उस भड़कीली वेशभूषा म दे खकर माँ को लाजवश हँ सी आ जाती है I)

Questions

  (i) The poetess’ mother laughed at the snapshot. Why? What did her laugh indicate?

  (ii) When was the snapshot taken?

  (iii) Who had dressed the speaker? What was funny about the dress?

Ans.

(i) The mother of the poetess was at that time some twelve years old. Now after 20-30 years, the mother cannot help laughing at her own picture in a casual, holiday
costume.
(ii) The snapshot was taken on the sea beach by the poetess’ uncle some 20-30 years ago.

(iii) The poetess’ mother had been dressed for the holiday by her two cousins—Betty and Dolly. All the three were dressed in girlish beach dresses.

(4)

The sea holiday

Was her past, mine is her laughter. Both wry

With the laboured ease of loss.

Word-Notes

sea holiday–an outing for pleasure, for merry-making on the sea beach. The three girls were escorted by their uncle who carried a camera to shoot their photos. The
photo was some 30 years old. The poetess’ mother showed it to her own daughter, the poetess; was her past–the sea-holiday represented the mother’s childhood, a
long time ago. mine is her laughter–the mother passed away. The poetess on seeing the same photo years after mother’s death feels sad. She misses the mother’s
laughter; wry–sad, disappointed; both–the photo as well as the poetess; laboured ease of loss–both had su ered the ravages of time and bore the loss. The photo is
fading and the poetess’ has learnt to bear the loss of her mother with the passing of time.

जब तीनों बहन समु तट पर मौज-म ी के िलए चाचा के साथ गई थीं, उस घटना को बीते ए 20-30 वष हो चुके थे I इसिलए वह कविय ी की माँ के िलए अतीत की बात हो चुकी थी  I पर उस िच म अपनी
वेशभूषा को दे खकर माँ हं स दी थी; उस हं सी को बीते भी अनेक वष हो चुके ह I वह हँ सी अब कविय ी के िलये अतीत की घटना बन गई है I वह फोटो तथा वह हँ सी—दोंनों ही मंद पड़ चुकी ह I

Questions

(i) What is the signi cance of the ‘sea holiday’ here?

(ii) Explain: The sea holiday was her past, mine is her laughter.
(iii) Who does ‘both’ here refer to?

Ans.

(i)  The signi cance of the sea holiday is that the mother was also a girl once and it refers to a happy moment in her life on the sea beach.

(ii)  The mother had seen her photo, taken 20-30 years earlier when she was just twelve years old. So, that photograph denoted her own past. But the poetess who had
heard her mother laugh is also bereaved. The mother has passed away, her laughter is also thing of the past for the poetess.

(iii) ‘Both’ here refers to the photograph and the mother’s laughter.

(5)

Now she’s been dead nearly as many years

as that girl lived. And of this circumstance

There is nothing to say at all.

Its silence silences.

Word-Notes

she—the mother of the poetess. She passed away some 12 years ago; this circumstance—the period after the death of the mother, the loss and grief of the poetess;
there is nothing to say at all—life has been dull and eventless after the mother’s death. The void created by her death is slowly becoming less painful. Time which
passes silently but steadily weakens old memories of loss and grief.
अब तो माँ को गुजरे ए भी लगभग उतना ही समय बीत चुका है िजतनी बड़ी उस फोटो म िदख रही थी I  उसकी मृ ु ारा ई ित और दु ख के बारे म भी अब कहने को ा रह गया है I  समय ने चुपके से उन
पुरानी यादों तथा दु खों को धुंधला कर िदया है I अब उ याद करने से कोई लाभ नहीं I  समय सब दु खों को भुला दे ता है I

Questions

(i) How many years ago had the poetess’s mother died?

(ii) What does ‘this circumstance’ refer to?

(iii) Explain Its silence silences.

Ans.

(i) It is some 12 years since the poetess’s mother passed away.

(ii) ‘This circumstance’ refers to the death of the mother.

(iii) The mother’s voice has been silenced forever. The photo cannot laugh. The poetess also feels depressed and speechless.

Very Short Answer Type Important Questions

1. What did the cardboard picture capture?

Ans.   The cardboard snapshot captured the happy faces of three cousins enjoying a sea-holiday.

2. What do you think made the poetess’s mother laugh?

Ans. He looks at the age of 12 and her pretty beach dress as captured in the photo made her laugh.

3. When and where were the three cousins photographed?

Ans.   The three girls were photographed by their uncle on the sea beach. They had gone there on a pleasure trip. They stood in the shallow water with sea waves
washing their feet.

4. What does the poetess mean by ‘their terribly transient feet’?

Ans.   The dictionary meaning of the word transient is brief and eeting. The three girls were at a growing age. They underwent notable changes as time passed. But the
sea su ered no change over the years. The expression highlights the contrast between mortal man and timeless, ageless sea.

5. Explain: The sea holiday was her past, mine is her laughter.

 Ans. The determiner ‘her’ at both places refers to the poetess’s mother. The picture taken during the sea holiday 20-30 years ago made the mother laugh. Her sea
holiday was her past. But twelve years after the mother’s death, her daughter has now become a thing of the past for the poetess.

6. Now she’s been dead nearly as many years as that girl lived. How many years have passed since the mother’s death?

Ans. Twelve years have passed since the mother’s death.

7. Explain Its silence silences.

Ans. The period of nearly twelve years since the poetess’s mother passed away, has been painful for the poet. She can not hear her laughter anymore. There is only
silence now and the poet has to bear her loss in silence.
 
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