The Living Photograph

The Living Photograph

Stanza 2
General Meaning :
In the second stanza, the persona tells us that
her strong grandmother finally dies because
of old age.

Stanza 2
General Meaning :
In the second stanza, the persona tells us that
her strong grandmother finally dies because
of old age.

Lines 2-4
Her tall and strong grandmother became
small and frail with her back rounded and
hunched. She even became forgetful as the
persona tells us about the soup that her
grandmother had cooked but forgot to boil.

Lines 2-4
Her tall and strong grandmother became
small and frail with her back rounded and
hunched. She even became forgetful as the
persona tells us about the soup that her
grandmother had cooked but forgot to boil.

Lines 5 & 6
In the end, her grandmother passed away
leaving behind everything and everyone into
the place where no one knows nor can think
or imagine about. Nobody knows what
happens when someone dies. Its a situation
that is unthinkable of.

Lines 5 & 6
In the end, her grandmother passed away
leaving behind everything and everyone into
the place where no one knows nor can think
or imagine about. Nobody knows what
happens when someone dies. Its a situation
that is unthinkable of.

Stanza 3
General Meaning :
Even though her grandmother is gone, the
memories that the persona has of her
relationship with her beloved grandmother
still remains with her. The photograph that
she has of her and her grandmother when
she was three years old reminds her of the
happy memories of them together. That is
why to the persona, her grandmother is still
alive whenever she looks at the photograph.

Stanza 3
General Meaning :
Even though her grandmother is gone, the
memories that the persona has of her
relationship with her beloved grandmother
still remains with her. The photograph that
she has of her and her grandmother when
she was three years old reminds her of the
happy memories of them together. That is
why to the persona, her grandmother is still
alive whenever she looks at the photograph.

Lines 1 & 2
To the persona, her grandmother is still alive,
unchanged in the photograph that she has of
her grandmother and her when she was
three.

Lines 1 & 2
To the persona, her grandmother is still alive,
unchanged in the photograph that she has of
her grandmother and her when she was
three.