Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'
Author of 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'
Adrienne Rich
Year 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' published
Year 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' published
1951
Traditional activity Aunt Jennifer does
Traditional activity Aunt Jennifer does
Embroidery
What Uncle represents in the poem
What Uncle represents in the poem
Broader patriarchal society
What wedding band symbolises
What wedding band symbolises
Constraints/weight of patriarchal marriage
What Aunt Jennifer's tigers represent
What Aunt Jennifer's tigers represent
Freedom, strength, fearlessness
Central theme of poem
Central theme of poem
Feminine creativity vs oppression
What art achieves in the poem
What art achieves in the poem
Immortality/permanence beyond creator's life
Alliteration example in poem
Alliteration example in poem
'finger fluttering' or 'prancing, proud'
How tigers are described (colour)
How tigers are described (colour)
Bright topaz denizens
Irony in the poem
Irony in the poem
Creative power vs personal powerlessness
Number of stanzas in poem
Number of stanzas in poem
Three
Focus of first stanza
Focus of first stanza
Tigers and their world of freedom
What happens to tigers after Aunt dies
What happens to tigers after Aunt dies
Continue prancing, proud and unafraid
Type of diction Rich uses
Type of diction Rich uses
Formal, elevated