"Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" V.I.P.S. Flashcards
Who is the poet?
Adrienne Rich
What is the vocabulary in this poem?
-Generally easy to understand
-Some old-fashioned words - reflecting status of the Aunt
What are the issues of this poem?
-Marriage
-Domestic abuse
-Helplessness
-Societal roles
-Entrapment
What is the punctuation of this poem?
-Some enjambment
-Capitalisation - showing respect
What is the structure of this poem?
-Strong end rhyme
-rigid four-line stanzas - mirroring them of entrapment
”—- ——— tigers —— across a ——, —— topaz ——– of a
—– of —–”
“Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen, bright topaz denizons of a world of green”
-Elegant verb “prance”
-vivid colour imagery “topaz” “green”
“men ——- the —-“
“men beneath the tree”
-theme of gender
”—– chivalric ———”
“Sleek chivalric certainty”
-Personification - tigers with pride
”—- ——— fingers ———- through her —- find —- the —–
—— hard to —-“
“Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool find even the ivory needle hard to pull”
-alliteration
-nervous body language
-tactile
-hyperbole
”——- ——- band”
“Uncle’s wedding band”
-possesive
“her ——— hands will — still —— with ——- she was ——– by”
“her terrified hands will lie still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by”
-interesting focus on body part
-Aunt remained dominated
”——-, proud and ——-“
“prancing, proud and unafraid”
-repetition
-Aunt’s spirit
