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English class 12th chapter 14
Class 12th chapter 14 Aunt Jennifer's tiger
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CHAPTER 12th

1. AUNT J ENNIFER'S TIGERS BY ADRIENNE RICH Nithya Nirmal PGT English JNV Mysuru

2. Adrienne Rich Am erican poet, essayist, second-wave feminist One of America’s foremost public intellectuals Wrote on issues of identity, feminism, politics, social injustice, pacifism, sexuality

3. Theme of the Poem The poem, written in 1951, addresses the constraints of married life a woman experiences. Aunt Jennifer is a universal symbol of an oppressed wife who wants to escape from the traditional institution of marriage and the patriarchal rules of society. The poem also depicts the freedom of expression through art, as well as the permanence / immortality of art over the transience of human life.

4. Lexical Items

5. prance = (v) /prɑːns / to spring from the hind legs or move by doing so

6. Prance = to walk in an energetic way and with more movement than necessary

7. denizen = (n) /ˈdɛnɪz(ə)n/ a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place

8. sleek = (adj) /sliːk/ (especially of hair, clothes, or shapes) smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and therefore looking well cared for; not untidy and with no parts sticking out

9. sleek = able to or designed to move efficiently and smoothly

10. topaz = (n) /ˈtəʊ.pæz / a transparent, yellow stone used in jewellery

11. chivalric = (adj) / ʃɪvælrɪk /relating to or connected with the system of chivalry that was believed in and followed by medieval knights. Chivalry is defined as a quality held by knights and gentlemen offering courage, honor and protection to women.

12. Chivalry

13. Chivalry

14. Ch ivalry

15. fluttering = (v) /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/ moving with a light irregular or trembling motion.

16. ivory = (n) /ˈʌɪv(ə)ri/ a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often used to make ornaments and other articles.

17. massive = (adj) /ˈmasɪv/ large and heavy

18. Wedding band = (n) a thin simple ring that is given during the wedding ceremony to symbolise matrimony

19. panel = (n) /ˈpan(ə)l / a flat, usually rectangular part, or piece of wood, metal, cloth, etc., that fits into or onto something larger

20. Ringed = (v) /rɪŋd/ wearing a ring or being surrounded

21. ordeal = (n) /ɔːˈdiːəl/ a very unpleasant and prolonged experience.

22. 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.

23. Explanation of Stanza 1 Aunt Jennifer has embr oidered tigers in tapestries displayed all over her room. The tigers are all depicted as dominant, active, brightly hued - a complete contrast to Aunt Jennifer. The tapestries depict a whole forest scene complete with even hunters. The tigers are unafraid of the hunters, and are elegant, brave and confident. Aunt Jennifer, a meek and subservient wife, wants to be as courageous and lively as a tiger. She has not experienced any sense of chivalric treatment from her husband.

24. Aunt Jennifer's fingers 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.

25. Explanation of Stanza 2 Aunt Jennifer might n ot be in the prime of her life. She is so frightened of her husband (the “Uncle”) that her fingers are trembling when she is embroidering. She finds it difficult to pull the ivory needle. The wedding ring which the Uncle has given her on their wedding day is heavy for her. The marriage has become a prison from which she can never escape.

26. 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.

27. Explanation of Stanza 3 The stanza depicts the extreme fear that Aunt Jennifer has towards her husband. It shows that even after her death too, she might lie in the coffin fearing her husband. Throughout her marriage she was controlled by her “Master”, the Uncle. Even after her death also, she cannot escape from all the burdens that had surrounded her throughout her married life. Human life is transient, but not art. Even after her death, the tigers that she has created will remain alive - active, proud and fearless

28. Li terary Devices Anaphora - “They do not fear ... They pace in…… .” Metaphor - bright topaz denizens Alliteration - chivalric certainty, fingers fluttering, prancing proud, etc

29. Literary Devices Hyperbole - massive weight Synechdoche/ transferred epithet - terrified hands Pun - ringed Symbols - aunt, tigers, colour symbolism

30. Rhyming Words & Rhyming Scheme Stanza 1 screen - a green - a aabb tree - b certainty - b

31. Stanza 2 wool - a pull - a aabb band - b hand - b Stanza 3 lie - a by - a aabb made - b unafraid - b

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