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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.Bright topaz denizens of a world of green. They do not fear the men beneath the tree; They pace in sleek chivalric certaintya) Who are ‘They’? Where are ‘They’?b) Why are ‘They’ not afraid of men?c) What is the meaning of ‘sleek’?d) Who is the poet of this poem?

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a) ‘They’ refers to the tigers that Aunt Jennifer has knit on the panel. 

They are prancing in the forest (across a screen).

b) The tigers are not afraid of men because they are gallant and fearless creatures who are not afraid of anyone.

c) The meaning of ‘sleek’ is ‘elegant’.

d) The name of the poet is Adrienne Rich.



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