Question

Reas the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand 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.

1. 'Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.' Through the above expression the poet indicates:
   1. Aunt Jennifer is happily married.
   2. Aunt Jennifer loves the tigers in the panel.
   3. Aunt Jennifer's unhappy married life.
   4. Aunt Jennifer's rich and luxurious life.
2. Select the option that has the same literary' device as used in 'Still ringed with ordeals'.
   1. Leopards cannot hide in the jungle as they are spotted.
   2. Sun smiled happily on us.
   3. Her lovely voice was music to his ears.
   4. Life is like a box of chocolates.
3. Complete the following sentences with reference to the extract.
   The Tigers in the panel symbolise ______.
4. State whether the statement given below is True or False:
   "Find even the ivory needle hard to pull."
   
5. Based on the rhyme scheme, evident in lines 1-2, which word would rhyme with line 1?
   (full, sand, bye)
6. The use of the word fluttering fingers' in the extract suggest that the fingers of Aunt Jennifer are trembling. This creates an image of ______.

Answer 1

1. Aunt Jennifer's unhappy married life.
   Explanation: The phrase "sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand" conveys the burden and oppression of Aunt Jennifer's marriage, suggesting an unhappy and difficult marital experience.
2. Her lovely voice was music to his ears.
   Explanation: The literary device used in 'Still ringed with ordeals' is metaphor. It metaphorically depicts Aunt Jennifer's hands being encircled or marked by the challenges she faced in her life.
3. The panel's tigers represent Aunt Jennifer's longing for strength and independence, which she does not have in her married life.
4. This statement is False.
   Explanation: The statement does not imply that Aunt Jennifer is dying, but rather that she is struggling to complete even basic duties, a sign of her emotional and physical stress.
5. In the given options, the word "full" would rhyme with line 1.
6. This gives Aunt Jennifer the appearance of being weak and vulnerable, as if she were having emotional or vocational difficulties. It makes others tense or uneasy about what she is doing.