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प्रश्न
Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
(a) Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers?
(b) How are they described here?
(c) How are they different from Aunt Jennifer?
(d) What does the word, 'chivalric' mean?
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उत्तर
(a) The tigers are called Aunt Jennifer's tiger as they are knitted by her. With their chivalrous, ferocious, bright and carefree attitude, she creates an alternate world for herself.
(b) Aunt Jennifer's tigers are described as ferocious, fearless, always harmful, sleek and chivalric.
(c) The tigers are depicted as brave, strong, confident and happy. They are fearless beings and the presence of men does not scare them a bit. Contrarily, Aunt Jennifer is burdened by a life which, most probably, others chose for her.
(d) The word 'chivalric' refers to the confidence of the tigers about their power and brevity in their actions.
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