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English Core · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q5
Explain the irony at the end of the poem, 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'.
Explain the irony at the end of the poem, 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'.
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− -Aunt Jennifer was suppressed by her husband whereas the Tigers are chivalric − -even after her death, she carries the scars of her sufferings − -the tigers she created will remain proud and unafraid − -an antithesis to their creator − -creator dies and the tigers (her creation) are immortalized on the screen − −
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