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'bottomless heat'- visual imagery
this evidence shows how tiring and how much they suffered

'mother o mother,' - repetition
it shows the desperation of how much the writer want to see his mom

'wails by the thousands'- metaphor
it shows that the writer is in alot of suffering and is alone

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repetition. line1, "mother o mother". this means that author's mother is very special to him and that he misses her very much.

auditory imagery. line7, "uncountable pain, wails by the thousands". this means that the author feels tired and pain from all the work hes done.

metaphor. line6, "in the bottomless heat of this distant land," this means that the author cannot stand the blistering heat of working under the sun for hours.

comparison. line19, "to hear the call from you, like a swallow" this means that he is waiting for the time that he is finally able to earn enough money to go back home and come back to his mother.

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the speaker feels lonely as he is distant from home. Every time he thinks of his family at home, he feels lonely and hopeless as he is unable to reach them because he has to stay in Singapore to work

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the subject of the poem is about how much the speaker misses his mother, conveying how lonely he is and what it is like to work as a foreign worker away from home

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in singapore

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present day singapore

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the speaker and his mother

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i think that the speaker loves his mother alot , leading to the title, "golden mother."

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1. Repetition
"Mother, o mother... I'm not myself anymore, mother,"
Repetition is shown in the poem by 'Mother' being repeated multiple times. The repetition here it shows the longing and desperation the speaker has to see his mother again.

2. Simile
"To hear the call from you like a swallow,"
Swallows are a type of birds, and the speaker pictures himself like a baby swallow waiting to hear the mother swallow's calling to him.

3. Visual Imagery
"In the bottomless heat of this distant land, life burns towards its end."
This sentence highlights the unbearable heat the speaker has to endure during work, and describes the weariness and agony he is facing while working in this place far away from his homeland.

4. Rhetorical Question
"Mother, o mother, where are you?"
The speaker knows clearly that his mother is back home in his hometown, so the point of the sentence is more or less to point out his desperation to see his mother again.

"Come see where I am?"
The speaker could not put up with the pain he has to bear working here, and he knows that no one back home would be hearing him say this. The speaker wishes to let his mother see how bad working here is.

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1. Visual imagery

"bottomless heat", "life burns towards its end" and "wandering the blank desert."

These evidences show the suffering, despair and exhaustion that the speaker is feeling.

2. Repetition

"Mother, o mother"

The repetition of mother suggests that the speaker is extremely desperate in wanting his mother, and having the presence of the speaker’s mother would relieve her pain.

3. Auditory imagery

"Wails by the thousands"

The wailing that is being pictured shows the intensity of the emotional distress the speaker is feeling

4. Simile

"To hear the call from you like a swallow"

The speaker wanted to hear the call of her mother which is similar to the analogy of a mother swallow calling out to the baby swallow when they return to their nest

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(continuation from the previous part)

2. Imagery of "bottomless heat"

The imagery "bottomless heat" is used to describe the high temperatures that the speaker endures while working outdoors, highlighting the suffering he experiences.

3.  Diction of "khoka"

"Khoka" means "boy" in Bengali. The speaker's mother likely called him "Khoka" in the past when he was still living with her in their hometown. This highlights his longing for his home, and shows how much he misses his mother

4. Paradox of "I'm not myself anymore"

The statement "I'm not myself anymore" contradicts itself, but it highlights the speaker's suffering. The speaker was probably once a happier and more energetic person, but the harsh working conditions over here in Singapore have transformed him into someone who is weary, exhausted and miserable due to the nature of his work, as well as having to spend long periods of time away from his family.

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1. Repetition - mother, oh mother
> emphasises on how much the speaker values his mother and is being overworked in his work and needs comfort from his mother
2. Rhyme - In the bottomless heat of this distant land, life burns towards its end
>  it shows that he has a lot of pain
3. simile - like a swallow
> it shows that he wants his mother to be gentle and reassure him like the soft chirp of a swallow
4. Rhetorical question - Come see where I am?
> This shows that he longs for closure even though he knows his mother is not listening which shows that he is in need of consolation

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The speaker is very respectful towards the subject.
The speaker misses the subject very dearly.
The speaker's tone is very sad.

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attitude: missing home and family, despises the work that he does as a foreign worker
evidence: "Tears from the corner of my eyes, whenever I think of you but cannot reach you"

feeling: emptiness, despair and sadness
evidence: "Wandering the blank desert, so tired, I can't bear it, mother" and "Uncountable pain, wails by the thousands"

tone: homesick, pained, longing for his mother
evidence: "I weep alone mother." and "Call me khoka, just once."

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The poem is about the speaker missing his mother and wants to tell his mother about his experiences in Singapore and his feelings about life in Singapore.

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1. Repetition of "mother"

"Mother, o mother"

In the poem, the speaker is working alone in Singapore, whereas his mother is living far away in his hometown. The repetition of "mother" reflects the speaker's longing for his mother.

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The subject of the poem is about how the speaker misses his home and his mother while working in foreign land working as a migrant worker supporting his family back home

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The poet shows how the writer is very desperate to just see his mother and he is losing himself because of the lack of presence of his mother

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the speaker is homesick and misses his mother

he feels hopeless and sad

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the subject of the poem is about the speaker which misses his mother and is trying to show that he is very lonely and his working conditions is very bad

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The subject of the poem is about a foreign worker writing his experience working in another country while he misses his mother, and is conveying the message that he feels extremely lonely and how much me misses his mother

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It is in Singapore

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The poet is trying to show his loneliness in a foreign country and how much he misses his mother

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It is set in present day Singapore where the speaker is working

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When the author is working in Singapore as a foreign worker.

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The subject is that of how the speaker misses his mother who is in another country, and is conveying his feelings of loneliness.

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It is set when the speaker dreads to see his mother and really misses her

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The subject of the poem is about his life and experiences working as a migrant worker in Singapore in order to support his family in a different country. The poet is trying to tell us how difficult life is working as a foreign worker in Singapore and how badly he misses his mother whilst being unable to reach her.

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It is taking place in present day Singapore

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1. He is homesick and misses his family back in his hometown. "To hear the call from you like a swallow" He speaks in a sad and lonely tone.

2. He is exhausted from all the hard work. "In the bottomless heat of this distant land, life burns towards its end" He is in a miserable state.

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the speaker feels sad and lonely. He is a loner who doesn't have any friend and is a mummy boy.

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it is set in singapore where the speaker is working at

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The speaker feels distant from his home and is sad that he is far away from his homeland.

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at a desert the speaker is working at

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Attitude: In pain from not seeing his mother?
Feelings: Sad, uncountable pain and weeps alone
Tone: Sad, alone and is lost

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It in set in Singapore

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when the speaker barely gets the opportunity to see his mother since he is working in current Singapore

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the subject of the poem is foreign worker and the poet is trying to convey the feelings of a foreign worker in a foreign land working for his family

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The speaker describes his current situation as a miserable one, saying how there is "uncountable pain, wails by the thousands" and "bottomless heat of this distant land, life burns towards its end", showing that the speaker feels as if his situation is agonizing and brings him much suffering. Additionally, he feels homesick and mentions that he will tear up whenever he thinks of his mother, yet cannot reach her. This is further proven by him wishing for his mother to call him "khoka" just once and hear his mother's voice, which he will wait for.

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The poem is stating how much the speaker misses his mom, how bad the pay is and how harsh the working conditions are in the foreign country he is working in as a migrant worker

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It is set in Singapore from the migrant worker's point of view.

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It is set in Singapore from a point of view of a migrant worker

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The speaker and his mother.

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when the author is working in present day Singapore

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The speaker & his mother

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Foreign land where the migrant worker is working

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the speaker and his mother

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it takes place in present day Singapore

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when the speaker is working as a foreign worker

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It is set in Singapore from a migrant workers point of view.

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I think that MD Mukul Hossine's mother is a special person in his life and he puts 'Golden' in it to show how she shines out among the rest of his family.

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It is taking place in present day Singapore.

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The speaker misses his family, specifically his mother and loves her a lot thus calling her the "Golden Mother".

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present day Singapore

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The speaker, his mother, and possibly the speaker's son.

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i think that the speaker really misses his mother and barely sees his mother just like its very rare and special to see gold.

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It is taking place in present day Singapore

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The speaker is miserable from the cruel and enduring work which he does everyday and also being distant from his mother and his homeland. He misses his mother and her voice dearly and wants to be with her, but has to stay in Singapore and continue working to earn money to send back to his hometown.

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It is currently taking place in present day Singapore

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In the foreign country the speaker is working in as a migrant worker

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i think the speaker wants to write about his love for his mother

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The speaker and his mum

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present day Singapore

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Md Mukul Hossine and his mother

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The speaker values his mother very much to go to the extent to call his mother a "Golden Mother".

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When the writer is working as a migrant worker in a foreign country far away from his home country

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I think it's about the mother's love

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I think that the author misses his home country and his mother, therefore naming the title "Golden Mother"

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the speaker and his mother

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Md Hukul Hossine and his Mother

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I think the speaker wants to describe his mother so he refers to her as a 'Golden Mother'

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The writer, the writer's mom

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i think the speaker misses his family a lot and the speaker's mother is someone very selfless and cares for the child

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Md Hukul Hossine and his Mother.

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the speaker and his mother

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He writes about the love for his mother

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I think that the speaker misses his family in his home country and is feeling homesick.

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Md Mukul Hossine and his mum

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i think about the love of a mother that might lead to the title, "Golden Mother"