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English Core · 2022 · 2 marks
CBSE 2022 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q5
Why does Adrienne Rich describe the tigers as 'chivalric' in the poem 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'?
Why does Adrienne Rich describe the tigers as 'chivalric' in the poem 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'?
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Chivalric meaning - velour / fearless / powerful / confident / respectful to women / brave
prancing about the screen proudly
powerful / certain / confident of themselves / do not fear the men beneath the trees
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