Read Adrienne Rich’s “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” (p. 799). What is the commentary that Rich never states. How is this commentary made obvious? What are the keywords that tell you what she is commenting on?
Explain in 200-300 words.
Adrienne Rich, “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers”
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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