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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
What is suggested by the image ‘massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band?’
Aunt Jennifer is busy knitting with her ivory needle through her wool. But the chores and duties of the family checked her in the middle, she had to stop knitting. ‘Massive weight of uncle’s wedding band’ represents the marriage band between Jennifer and uncle. It suggests the harsh and difficult experiences of her married life. After marriage she had lost all her freedom. Aunt was like a heavy band put on her.
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Interpret the symbols found in this poem.
Do you sympathise with Aunt Jennifer. What is the attitude of the speaker towards Aunt Jennifer?
What is specific about Aunt Jennifer’s tigers?
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How does the poet describe Aunt Jennifer’s tigers?
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Describe the tigers created by Aunt Jennifer?
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What are the tigers symbolic of in this poem ‘Aunt Jeniffer’s tigers?
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How has Aunt Jennifer created here tigers ? What traits of tigers do they reveal?
What kind of ordeals is Aunt Jennifer surrounded by?
After Aunt Jennifer’s death where will the tigers in the panel go?
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What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
Why did Aunt Jennifer choose to embroider tiger on the panel?
Why were the tigers created by Aunt in her poem were different from her own character?
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What are the tigers a complete contrast to Aunt Jeniffer’s life?
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Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character?
Where are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers from? What does the speaker want to convey?
Write the sum and substance of the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’.
(i) Name the poem and the poet of this stanza.
(ii) What are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers doing?
(iii) How do the prancing tigers look like?
(iv) What do the tigers do on seeing men?
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