Question

what is figure of speech in line "still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by" of aunt's jennifer poem

Answer 1

Symbolism

Explanation:

• In the poem ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’  by "Adrienne Rich"  woman expresses her suppressed feelings by way of her art. Aunt Jennifer is the victim of the male-dominated society.
• When used as a" literary device", "symbolism" means to "imbue objects" with a certain meaning that is different from their original meaning or function. Poets  use "symbolism" to tie certain things which may "initially seem not important to more "universal themes". The symbols then represent these "grander ideas/qualities".
• "Ringed with ordeals" implies to get "entrapped in sufferings & hardships". The word ‘ringed’ is "indicative" of the "restrictions & bindings" imposed upon Aunt Jennifer by her "husband". The ring is also "symbolic" of the bonding of marriage". The ring was the "sole proof of the tortures" which she had faced from her husband.
• The poet says that through her creation of tigers you can quickly feel Aunt's wish for "independence & fearlessness". Thus, she states that all "throughout her life", Aunt is unable to or has failed in gaining this freedom. Only after her death, she knows, she would would be "freed". but then the irony of her life is that she is still "bound by shackles" in the "shape" of a "marriage ring" from her husband.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Figure of speech

Explanation:

Synecdoche

Synecdoche is the figure of speech used in these lines. (Poem of Aunt Jennifer's Tiger)

Since in these lines a part of a body of a person or an Animal and represent it as a person, then the figure of speech is Synecdoche.