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Do you sympathise with Aunt Jennifer? What is the attitude of the speaker towards Aunt Jennifer?

The author has a sympathetic attitude towards Aunt Jennifer. I do not sympathize with her. I feel She should have spoken against the injustices that She was put through by her husband.

Notice the colours suggested in the poem.


‘Bright topaz denizens of the world of green’


It means residents or the inhabitants of forests as the world of green is a forest.


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What are the ‘ordeals’ Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by, why is it significant that the poet uses the word ‘ringed’? What are the meanings of the word ‘ringed’ in the poem?

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Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character? What might the poet be suggesting, through this difference?

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Interpret the symbols found in this poem.

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Notice the repetitive use of certain sounds in the poem.