What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
Solution and Explanation
The parting words ‘see you soon Amma’ are used by the poet to reassure the mother and to infuse optimism in the poet herself. The poet accepts the reality yet keeps up the façade of smiling in order to put up a brave front. It requires a lot of effort for the poet to stabilise . Hence the poet has used the poetic device of repetition.
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