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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :"When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by. The tigers in the panel that she made Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.(a) Why are Aunt Jennifer's hands terrified?(b) What are the ordeals that Aunt Jennifer faced in her life?(c) How are the tigers different from her?(d) What will happen to her tigers after her death?(e) Who is the Aunt mentioned here?(f) Why is she ‘ringed with ordeals’? |
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Answer» (a) Aunt Jennifer's hands are 'terrified' as they still bear the cruel burdens of not so happy wedded life. (b) Aunt Jennifer didn't seem to have led a pleasant married life. The hard and bitter experiences of her married life lie heavy on her. (c) Aunt Jennifer's tigers provide a striking contrast. The old lady is weak and can't even move her terrified 'fingers'. On the other hand, her tigers symbolise strength, power and speed. (d) The tigers will continue running unafraid in 'sleek' chivalry. (e) Aunt Jennifer’ represents here the women all over the world. (f) She is ‘ringed with ordeals’ because she is trapped in a failed marriage and is not able to get out of the clutches of her burdensome husband. |
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