6.Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
- Adrienne Rich
Answer the following question
Q 1.. How do 'denizens' and 'chivalric' add to our understanding of the tiger's attitudes?
Answer:- The words denizens and chivalric are added to our understanding of the tiger's attitude because denizen word is used for those animal who live particular place chivalric means - brave or fearlessness and these are found in the tiger.
Q 2.. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer's hands are 'flutteringthrough her wool' in the second stanze? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull?
Answer:- Aunt Jennifers hands are fluttering through her wool. Its show Jennifers hands has responsibilities of domestic duty. She is finding the needle so hard to pull because her domestic duties are increasing.
Q 3.. What is suggested by this image 'massive weight of uncle's wedding band'?
Answer:- The image massive weight of uncle's wedding band suggest a lady's responsibility of domestic duty wedding band is symbol of marriage.
Q 4.. Of what or whome is Aunt Je nifer terrified in the third stanz?
Answer:- Aunt jennifer is terrified with responsibilities of domestic duty marriage has given these responsibility.
Q 5.. What are the 'ordeals' Aunt jennifer is surrounded by? Why is it significant that the poet uses the word 'ringed' ? What are the different meanings of 'ringed' in the poem?
Answer:- Aunt Jennifer is srrounded by the ordeals of the responsibilities of her married life. Here the poet used the word 'riged' with a pun. The first meaning is, of course, that there is ring in Aunt Jennifer's fingers. The other meaning of the word is encircled. In that sense the phrase means that Aunt Jennifer's hands were never free; they were always busy doing one thing or the other.
Q 6.. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character ? What might the poet be suggeestig, through this difference ?
Answer:- Aunt jennifer created express her desire . Aunt jennifer wants to be free . She wants to live like a tiger.
Q 7.. Interpret the symbols found in this poem.
Answer:- There are three symbols found in this poem ,these are
1.Tiger
2. Ring or Wedding band
3. Finger
Tiger is symbol of fearlessness or freedom
Ring or Wedding band is symbol of marriage
Finger is symbol of responsibility or life under control
Q 8.. Do you sympathise with Aunt jennifer. What is the attitude of the speaker towards Aunt jennifer?
Answer:- YES, I have sympthis with Aunt jennifer because she is married. Marriage has given responsbility of domestic duty . She has become slave.
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