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 \n# DEFINITION\n\nI search among the plain and lovely words  \nTo find what one word“Mother”means;as wellTry to define the tangled song of birds;The echo in the hills of one clear bell  \nOne cannot snare the wind,or catch the wingsOf shadows flying low across the wheat;Ah,who can prison simple,natural thingsThat make the long days beautiful and sweet?  \nMother-a word that holds the tender spellOf all the dear essential things of earth;  \nA home,clean sunlit rooms,and the good smellOf bread;a table spread;a glowing hearth.And love beyond the dream of anyone...I search for words for her...and there are none.  \nGRACE NOLL CROWELL  \n1000000000  \nA PRIZE TRIBUTE TO MOTHER  \nYoungest of a family ofseven girls and a boy,youngerthan most of her classmates,and an honor student,fourteen-year-old Esther Elwofsky achieved a new  \ndistinction by putting down in a few simple words all thatshe feels for her mother.  \nOne day in the year is set aside for mothers-how  \nstrange a custom!Like setting one day aside to grasp thebeauty of the sun,the moon,the stars-all the lovely,natural things that bring warmth,light,comfort.  \nMany times I have longed to set my thoughts downupon paper.Not in the flowery language of greeting-cards,but in the simple language of love.I write thewords,\"Dear Mother\"-lovely tender words-and growsilent beneath the weight of thoughts and memories that,lying buried like precious jewels beneath the dust of","cbCais5n5IyRzAS0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais5n5IyRzAS0","pdf",2984742,64,"English","# What Is a Mother?\n## Definition\n## A Prize Tribute to Mother","[{\"question\":\"How does Grace Noll Crowell define a mother in her poem?\",\"answer\":\"She describes a mother as a word holding the tender spell of all essential earth-bound comforts, such as home, clean sunlit rooms, the smell of fresh bread, and love beyond dreaming.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Esther Elwofsky find the custom of Mother's Day strange?\",\"answer\":\"She compares setting aside one day for mothers to setting aside one day to grasp the beauty of the sun, moon, and stars, suggesting that a mother's constant value is as natural and essential as these cosmic elements.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the central theme shared by both the poem and the personal tribute?\",\"answer\":\"Both texts emphasize the difficulty of finding adequate words to express the depth of a mother's influence and the love she provides, highlighting her role as the foundation of comfort and beauty in life.\"}]","What Is a Mother? 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