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English Core · 2025 · 5 marks
CBSE 2025 · Region 7 · Set 1 · Q12
Illustrate how symbols and images in the poems, 'My Mother at Sixty-six' and 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' enhance the reader's understanding of the…
Illustrate how symbols and images in the poems, 'My Mother at Sixty-six' and 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' enhance the reader's understanding of the characters' experiences and emotional landscapes.
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The use of vivid imagery and symbols in 'My Mother at Sixty-six' and 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' allow readers to gain deeper insight into the characters' feelings and struggles.
My Mother at Sixty-six
old age/aging mother/ inevitable aging process
mother compared to a corpse/ face compared with late winter's moon
aches and pains felt by the daughter/ childhood fear
wanted to put that thought away
looked at the young trees sprinting and merry children spilling
her smile and her words see you soon amma
Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
tigers in the panel created by Aunt Jennifer - a symbol of bravery/ freedom/ honour/ fearlessness/ confidence/aspirations
her fingers fluttering/ ivory needle hard to pull/ wedding band- constraints of married life/ oppressive marriage
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