The poetess’s mother laughs at her past. How does the poet react to

1.	The poetess’s mother laughs at her past. How does the poet react to her past?
Answer» The sea holiday was a past experience for the poetess’s mother. A glimpse of the photograph perhaps revived some feelings of shared joy and she laughed. For the poet, her laughter is an incident of the past. It is amusing in ironic manner. The sense of loss overcomes the pleasure.

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