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English Core · 2025 · 5 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q12
Both the poems, 'My Mother at Sixty-six' and 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers,' delve into experiences of life. How do these poems bring out the internal…
Both the poems, 'My Mother at Sixty-six' and 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers,' delve into experiences of life. How do these poems bring out the internal conflict in each of the women ?
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My Mother at Sixty-Six
themes of ageing and fear of loss of loved ones portrayed through the poet's feelings for her ageing mother
conflict between the inevitability of death and difficulty in accepting the same, highlighted.
Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
themes of freedom and confinement explored
tigers symbolise freedom and strength the Aunt desires, but cannot achieve in her oppressive marriage.
vivid imagery, tone, symbols used in the two poems to highlight characters' inner conflicts/ lives / desires / emotional burden they carry.
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2025board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.