“When aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by. The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.”
a) What is the time projected in this stanza?
b) Identify the poetic device used in the first line.
c) What does the word ‘ringed’ signify?
d) Explain the contrast used here?
Dear Student,
a. The time projected is the time after Aunt Jennifer's death.
b. onomatopoeia
c. It refers to the hardships that she suffered in her married life.
d.Aunt Jennifer's tigers are confident, majestic and assured in contrast to her timid and meek personality.
Regards,
a. The time projected is the time after Aunt Jennifer's death.
b. onomatopoeia
c. It refers to the hardships that she suffered in her married life.
d.Aunt Jennifer's tigers are confident, majestic and assured in contrast to her timid and meek personality.
Regards,