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Why did Aunt Jennifer choose to embroider tiger on the panel?
Aunt Jennifer chose to embroider tigers on the panel in order to represent her silent revolt against the uncle’s authoritative attitude and harsh nature. She wished to be free and strong like the prancing tigers. They pace in the panel in ‘Chivalries Certainty’.
Why do you think Aunt Jennifer’s hands are fluttering through her wool in the second stanza ? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull?
What is suggested by the image ‘massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band?’
Of what or whom is Aunt Jennifer terrified in the third stanza?
What are the ‘ordeals’ Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by? Why is it significant that the poet uses the word ‘ringed’? What are the different meanings of‘ringed’ in the poem?
Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character? What might the poet be suggesting, through this difference?
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?
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