NIOS CLASS 12 ENGLISH | MY GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. What
happened to the poet(ess) when her grandmother died? Why?
Ans : The poetess
felt lonely when her grandmother died. Her blood froze and became cold like the
moon. She felt sad and sorrowful because her grandmother loved her deeply. She
felt proud in her grandmother’s presence.
Q. What feelings did the poetess have when she lived in her grandmother’s house? What has happened to that house now?
Ans: The poetess
was a young child when she lived in her grandmother’s house. Her grandmother
used to love her greatly. Therefore, she used to feel happy and proud. After
the death of the poetess’ grandmother, no one lives in that house. It is
deserted now.
Q. What
does the poetess want to do in order to compensate the love of her grandmother
for her?
Ans: The poetess’
grandmother loved her deeply when she (poetess) was a child. She is now in a
strange situation as she has lost her way. The lovely child has grown into a
lonely woman. She pines for her grandmother’s true and deep love. To compensate
her grandmother’s love for her, she longs to get love from strangers, at least
in small change.
Q. How does
the poetess pine for her grandmother’s love?
Ans: The poetess
was a young child when her grandmother was alive. She lived with her
grandmother in her house. Her grandmother loved her immensely. After some time,
her grandmother died. The poetess left that house which became silent/deserted.
The books were lying at random and snakes moved among them. The poetess pines
for her grandmother’s love. She also often thinks of visiting that house where
she felt proud while her grandmother showered love on her. The poetess feels
desperate because she has never found the same love from anybody. Love is the
basic need for people of all ages.
Therefore, she begs at strangers’
doors to get love, at least in small change. But she has failed to get it. So,
she wishes her grandmother were alive to make her wanted and to love her.
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