Question

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.
(i)
Who is the aunt afraid of ?
(ii)
What do the tigers represent here?
(iii)
How has Mrs. Jennifer failed in her aim?
(iv)
Name the figure of speech used in the second line.​

Answer 1

(i)  Who is the aunt afraid of ?

The aunt is afraid of uncle who has oppressed and suppressed her.

(ii)  What do the tigers represent here?

Tigers represent aunt's wish for freedom from oppression from married life.

(iii)  How has Mrs. Jennifer failed in her aim?

Her desire for freedom remained unfulfilled.

(iv)  Name the figure of speech used in the second line.​

Personification.

Answer 2

The answer has been stated below.

Explanation:

The given excerpt is taken from the poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tiger" written by Adrienne Rich.

The poem is about a woman who's been oppressed by her husband in marriage. So she has find an escapism into a world of sewing and embroidery.

• In the given passage, Aunt Jennifer is afraid of Uncle (or her husband).

• The tigers in the poem represents beasts who are not afraid of men and are chivalric. There's a contrast that the poet has portrayed here in the nature of tiger and Aunt. Aunt Jennifer is afraid while tigers are not.

• Aunt failed in her aim that she could not free herself like tigers in the poem. She continued to live a fearful life.

• The figurative language used in the second line of the stanza is onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia is the figurative device that is used to imitate the sound of natural thing. In this line, the poet has used the word 'ringing.'

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