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    The poem describes the speaker's grandmother over time - from being tall and proud in the first stanza, to becoming hunched and forgetful in the second. The third stanza shows that while the grandmother has passed, her memory lives on through an old photo of her smiling with the speaker as a child. In 3 sentences, the summary captures the key details of the grandmother declining with age and ultimately passing away, but her memory and presence remaining through an old photograph.

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    ENGLISH LITERATURE FORM 4

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    THE LIVING PHOTOGRAPH

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    The poem describes the speaker's grandmother over time - from being tall and proud in the first stanza, to becoming hunched and forgetful in the second. The third stanza shows that while the grandmother has passed, her memory lives on through an old photo of her smiling with the speaker as a child. In 3 sentences, the summary captures the key details of the grandmother declining with age and ultimately passing away, but her memory and presence remaining through an old photograph.

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    Aisyah-Batrisyia - Aqilah - Sumayyah - Ayesha: Figurative Meaning

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    The poem describes the speaker's grandmother over time - from being tall and proud in the first stanza, to becoming hunched and forgetful in the second. The third stanza shows that while the grandmother has passed, her memory lives on through an old photo of her smiling with the speaker as a child. In 3 sentences, the summary captures the key details of the grandmother declining with age and ultimately passing away, but her memory and presence remaining through an old photograph.

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    Figurative Meaning

    : Aisyah- Batrisyia- Aqilah- Sumayyah- Ayesha


    Stanza 1
    My small grandmother is tall there,
    straight- back, white broderie anglaise shirt,
    pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,
    A kind, old smile round her eyes.
    Her big hand holds mine,
    white hand in black hand.
    Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.
    - Everything in our life need to be done nicely and
    properly
    - We approach every situation with courage
    Stanza 2
    It was true after all, that look.
    My tall grandmother became small.
    Her back round and hunched
    Her soup forgot to boil.
    She went to the awful place grandmothers go
    Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.
    - After awhile, we can notice the signs of
    changes.
    - Some things change beyond our control.
    Stanza 3
    But there she is still.
    In the photo with me at three,
    The crinkled smile is still living , breathing.

    Jackie Kay

    - Sometimes there may be a momento that


    remind us of what we used to be.
    - That help us to keep our memories alive.
    Assalamualaikum

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