Below i've listed the questions that need to answered in full complete answers. I've also attached the poem to which the questions are based on
How would you describe the situation of this poem? What do we know of the speaker? What do we know about Aunt Jennifer? What kind of design or picture is she creating?
What are the connotations of the words "tigers" (line 1) "prance" (1, 12) and "chivalric" (4)? List a number of connotations for each word.
What do the connotations of "fluttering" (5) and "ringed" (10) suggest about Aunt Jennifer?
How would you state the central theme of this poem? Remember, a theme should be an idea stated in a complete sentence, and it is usually some kind of tension, paradox, or irony.
Microsoft Word - Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers".docx From Owlcation (https://owlcation.com/humanities/Richs-Aunt-Jennifers-Tigers). Copied under the Fair Dealing Copyright Act: further reproduction, distribution, or transmission is prohibited, except as otherwise permitted by law. Aunt Jennifer's Tigers By Adrienne Rich 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. Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool 5 Find even the ivory needle hard to pull. The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand. When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by. 10 The tigers in the panel that she made Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.