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English Core · 2024 · 5 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 3 · Q12
How does the use of vivid imagery by Adrienne Rich in "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and by Kamala Das in "My Mother at Sixty-six" contribute to the…
How does the use of vivid imagery by Adrienne Rich in "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and by Kamala Das in "My Mother at Sixty-six" contribute to the overall themes of their respective poems ?
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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
the strong imagery of Tigers
embroiders tigers to express her desire to be like them
wedding band- marital constraints- ringed with ordeals
fluttering fingers- nervousness and timid behaviour
highlight subservience and oppression
My Mother at Sixty-six
compared to a corpse, late winter's moon
youthfulness and energy compared to young trees
sprinting and merry children spilling out
ageing mother
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CBSE Class 12 English Core past-paper question from the 2024board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.