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2014-10-10 7:30 am

1. Identify any THREE poetic devices in “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” and explain their effects.

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 finger fluttering through her wool 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.The tigers in the panel that she made Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

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Dustin

2014-10-10 9:02 am

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Aunt Jennifer's Tigers by Adrienne Rich

Poetic Devices ~

1. Metaphor [comparison]:
~ The tigers are compared to knights from the time of chivalry in the middle ages.
~ The yellow stripes of the tigers are compared to a precious stone, topaz.

2. Hyperbole [exaggeration]:
~ The poet exaggerates the weight of her husband’s wedding ring to make a point about how dominating he is.

3. Rhyme:
Every pair of lines rhyme, like the ‘een’ sound in ‘screen’ and ‘green’ at the end of the first two lines. The rhyme pattern for the poem is: aabb ccdd eeff. This rigid pattern mirrors the rigid life of Aunt Jennifer.

4. Imagery:
The main imaginations are:
~ Aunt Jennifer as a fearful wife
~ the magnificent tigers she creates in her panel
~ images of precious substances run through the poem, i.e. ‘topaz’, ‘ivory’ and the gold of ‘wedding band’

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