Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

Question

Write the sum and substance of the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’.

Solution

This poem addresses the experience of marriage in the midst of constriction. Aunt Jennifer created tigers on her woollen panel. They are bright denizens of the green forest. They are fearless and they possess chivalric certainty. They prance across the screen with strength and smoothness.

While working on her panel, the fingers of Aunt Jennifer’s hand flutter. She finds it quite hard to pull the ivory needle even. It is because the heavy weight of her husband’s marriage band sits heavily on her hand. She feels tied down by that weight. The poetesss says that even after death, the terrified hands of Aunt Jennifer will tell the whole story of her constrained experiences of married life. She was crushed by the hardships of married life and the same can be seen in her hands. On the other hand the tigers will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

Some More Questions From Aunt Jennifer's Tigers Chapter

Interpret the symbols found in this poem.

Do you sympathise with Aunt Jennifer. What is the attitude of the speaker towards Aunt Jennifer?

What is specific about Aunt Jennifer’s tigers?
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How does the poet describe Aunt Jennifer’s tigers?

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Describe the tigers created by Aunt Jennifer?

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What are the tigers symbolic of in this poem ‘Aunt Jeniffer’s tigers?

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How has Aunt Jennifer created here tigers ? What traits of tigers do they reveal?

What kind of ordeals is Aunt Jennifer surrounded by?

After Aunt Jennifer’s death where will the tigers in the panel go?
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What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?

Why did Aunt Jennifer choose to embroider tiger on the panel?

Why were the tigers created by Aunt in her poem were different from her own character?
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What are the tigers a complete contrast to Aunt Jeniffer’s life?

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Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character?

Where are Aunt Jennifer’s tigers from? What does the speaker want to convey?