Wrinkles poem class 8th

NOTES PREPARED BY 
ASHAQ HUSSAIN BHAT 
TEACHER SCHOOL 
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

 8th English WRINKLES 

 Questions and Answers: 

 Q1. How many wrinkles does the poet find on the mother’s face? 

 Ans: The poet notices that his mother's face has four wrinkles.

Q2. What does the first wrinkle represent? 

 Ans: The poet's mother's first wrinkle depicts the anguish she felt when she moved out of her parents' house after being married.

Q3. What do the second and the third wrinkle represent? 

 Ans: The agony the mother felt while the poet was inside her is represented by the second wrinkle. When her son sucked from her breast, the mother's gentle love and care were represented by the third wrinkle.

Q4. What is the poet seeking under the wrinkles of the mother? 

 Ans: The poet is trying to find the girl she was before her marriage behind the wrinkles of her mother.

 Q5. What are the activities the poet’s mother used to do when she was a girl? 

 Ans: The poet is trying to find the girl she was before her marriage behind the wrinkles of her mother.

 Q6. How does the poem end? 

 Ans: On a positive note, the poem closes. The poet assures his mother that all she enjoyed prior to her marriage will return to her. He promises to bring Raade some colours, some tinsel for her dupatta, and some colourful pebbles from the other side of the Tawi River. He begs his mother to return to the girl she was before being married.

 Summary 

 Stanza 1 Reference to context: These lines are from the poem "Wrinkles" that "Arvind" wrote. The poem is a translation of "Jhuriyaan," a Dogri poem, by "Shivnath." The poem focuses on "Mother," God's greatest creation. The poet expresses his want for his mother to return to the shape she had when she was a young girl, even though he is fully aware of the difficulties his mother has faced throughout her life. The poem "Wrinkles" alludes to the suffering that a lady experiences throughout her life. The sacrifices a woman makes during her life are symbolised by these wrinkles. 

 Explanation: 

In the poem, the poet approaches his mother and tells her that he has gathered all of his strength and that he will count her wrinkles today. He will need a great deal of bravery to accomplish that because he won't be counting these wrinkles; instead, he will be remembering all the suffering and misfortune his mother endured throughout her life, which is what caused her to develop these wrinkles.

 Stanza 2&3 

 Reference to context: Same as stanza 1 Explanation: The poet mentions in these lines the first significant sacrifice his mother made when she moved from her parents' residence to her husband's. She had gone to a place that was completely unfamiliar to her, left her childhood home, about which she had both happy and sad memories, grieved, and laughed. She moved in with people who were unfamiliar with her. A wrinkle appears on her face as a result of the pain of being cut off from her roots.

 Stanza 4&5 

 Reference to context: Same as stanza 1 Explanation: The poet describes in these lines another wrinkle that his mother gets while she bears her child inside her. She spends nine arduous months carrying the child inside of her. The infant feeds itself by taking in nutrients from the food its mother eats. A mother shields her child from harm, shares her food with them, faces countless challenges, and never moans. She uses her milk to feed her child after giving birth. Her face loses all of its charm and beauty as a result of the strain of having a child inside her and nourishing it afterwards. For the benefit of her child, she forfeits her beauty. Stanza 6: Citation of the Context

Stanza 6 Explanation: 

The poet highlights a sad fact about women's lives in these lines. When her son marries, a lady who has given up everything of her joys, pleasures, and freedoms for her child is left on her own. She has reached an age where she needs her son's love, support, and care, but she is still without all of these things. Her face wrinkles even more from the sorrow of being the least cared for.  

 Stanza 7 & 8 

 In these words, the poet addresses his mother, telling her that he is gathering all of his strength in order to discover who the little girl his mother used to be was. He's going to dig around in his mother's wrinkles to discover the story of a little girl who was abused and suppressed at her parents' house but who used to joyfully and passionately celebrate the Raade festival customs. She used to spend her days playing the neighbourhood games of hopscotch and pebbles with her friends. She was active, cautious, and full of energy. 

Stanza 9 & 10 Reference to context: Same as stanza 1 

 Explanation: In these lines, the author conveys his sincere desire to see his mother as the contented young woman she once was. He yearns to see his mother dressed like she used to be for the Raade festival. He's willing to go far distances to obtain the tinsel, Raade colours, colourful stones, and any other item that reminds him of his mother's early years. He begs his mother to return to the young woman she was before, before she developed wrinkles or showed any signs of pain. He asks her to be that same girl, whose face exudes grace and radiates freshness. In closing, the poet expresses his yearning for his mother to be That cheerful little girl, at least for a day. 

 Poetic Devices: 

 1. Visual Imagery:-This kind of imagery provoke our sense of sight and forms visual images in our mind. 

 Examples from the poem:- a. Wrinkles on your face. b. When your father uprooted you c. Colors of Raade d. Tinsel for your dupatta e. Colorful pebbles 

 Kinesthetic Imagery:-It stimulates images of motion in our mind. 

 Examples from the poem:- a. Uprooted you b. Who played hopscotch c. Games of pebbles. d. Bath during the Navaratras.