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Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: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) What is the screen mentioned in the above lines? (b) Why is the word ‘topaz ’used to describe the tigers? (c) Who are the men beneath the tree? (d) Explain the phrase ’sleek chivalric certainty’. |
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Answer» (a) The screen is the panel in which the aunt is embroidering the tigers. (b) The word ‘topaz’ points to the honey-gold colour of the tiger fir. (c) The men beneath the tree could be a reference to hunters . (d) These tigers, are sleek and stately, chivalric animals who pace with style. |
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