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Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 1
Aunt Jenifer wants a life in which she takes her decisions and be fearless like a tiger. She wants to move above the oppression faced by her as a result of being in wedlock. She wants to tread a life that is free from gender oppression and domination.
Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 2
What issue does the poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers address?
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 2
The poet uses symbols in the poem. The Tigers are the symbol of courage, honor, bravery and confidence. The massive weight of 'Uncle's wedding band' is symbol of harsh and bitter experiences of Aunt Jennifer's married life. 'Ordeals' and 'Ringed' also stands for bitter and harsh experiences.
Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 3
What do aunt Jennifer’s fluttering hands through her wool in the second stanza tell us?
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 3
Aunt Jenifer’s hands are fluttering through her wool because she is frightened and subdued. Her marriage ring becomes a burden for her because it symbolizes how she is oppressed and controlled by her husband. This is why she is unable to even pull the needle. This suggests that Aunt Jennifer’s husband probably does not treat her well at home and hence she lives in a state of constant fear.
Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 4
Of what or of whom is aunt Jennifer terrified of in the 3rd stanza?
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 4
Aunt Jennifer is, probably, terrified of the oppression of her chauvinist husband. She lives her life under constant pressure of duties and responsibilities of a married lady. The image of the wedding ring, even after her death, suggests that there is no escape whatsoever from the conventions of her marriage and that she had to succumb to them.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 5
Aunt Jennifer had a bitter and unpleasant married life. 'Ordeals' stands for bitter and unpleasant experiences of her married life. The poet uses the word 'ringed' which suggests that Aunt Jennifer is still surrounded by the bitter experiences of her past life.
Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 6
Tell and interpret the meaning of ‘Denizen of a world of green’.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 6
Tigers are the animals that live or are found in the world of green. The denizens of the world of green–tell us that the tigers are the inhabitants of forests, that is, they live in forests freely prancing. Chivalric means the majestic and worthy position they occupy like the knights.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 7
‘Wedding band’ means a wedding ring. Aunt Jennifer's wedding band lies heavily on her hand. It reminds her of her unhappy married life. It is symbolic of male authority and power of her husband who had suppressed her and made her a nervous wreck. He had dominated over her for so long that she had lost her identity.
Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 8
What did ordeals or tough times do in Jennifer’s life?
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 8
Aunt Jennifer's terrified hands are referred in third sanza. The old unhappy memories are still fresh in her mind. During her married life, she had passed through difficult times. These ordeals have crushed and suppressed her.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 9
Aunt Jennifer’s wedding band lies heavily on her fingers as she has been a victim of gender oppression at the hands of her husband. She has been so physically and mentally trapped for so many years that she lives in a perpetual state of mental fear which she has never been able to overcome.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 10
Aunt Jennifer is weaving tigers on the panel. Her hands are moving about her wool. She is finding the needle quite hard to pull. The weight of years of her married life is lying heavy on her hand.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 11
Aunt Jennifer’s tigers were created in the panel by her own hands. They appeared to be prancing (jumping) across a screen. They looked sleek. They were bright like yellow topaz. They were majestic and courageous. They didn’t fear the men beneath the tree. They paced in ‘chivalric certainty’.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 12
The poet describes Aunt Jennifer's tigers as 'bright topaz denizens' of the forest. They are fearless and ferocious in sharp contrast to their creator, Aunt Jennifer's nervousness and timidity. Gallant and confident, they are sure of their purpose and move ahead undeterred by any kind of hindrance or obstruction.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 13
Aunt Jennifer faced great hardships in her married life. She led a terrifying and oppressed life wherein she had never been free but a helpless victim of male chauvinism. Dominated and terrorised by her husband, Aunt Jennifer struggled for an existence within the deep conflicts of slavery.
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 14
Wedding rings represent the unbreakable bond of lifelong love and commitment between two married people. They are exchanged as part of the marriage ceremony in the United States and many other countries, and are often—but not always—made with a relatively simple design.
Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 15
Why are tigers given the name Aunt Jennifer’s tigers?
Detailed Solution for Test: Aunt Jennifer`s Tiger- 2 - Question 15
The tigers are called Aunt Jennifer's tigers because they have been created by her, she has embroidered a panel of prancing tigers. Aunt Jennifer is a timid and terrified old woman whose nature is in stark contrast to the fearless and chivalrous tigers she has created.
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