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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand.a) Why is Aunt Jennifer doing with her wool?b) Why does she find it difficult to pull her ivory needle?c) What does ‘wedding band’ stand for?d) Describe the irony in the third line. |
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Answer» a) Aunt Jennifer is embroidering beautiful images of tigers by using wool. b) She finds it difficult to pull her ivory needle as she is terrorised and traumatised by the constraints of her married life. c) The wedding band stands for her martial responsibilities but she feels burdened by them as she is not able to express herself. d) The irony in the third line is that her marriage instead of proving blissful has overburdened her with responsibilities and her wedding band symbolises her bondage to her husband and his overpowering nature. |
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