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CHAPTER, Aunt Jennifer's Tigers, 5, -Adrienne Rich, Introduction, Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. She is widely known for her active involvement, in contemporary women's movement as a poet and theorist., The poem 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' addresses the constraints of married life a woman experiences. The protagonist of, the poem, Aunt Jennifer, represents women ali over the world. She represents the kind of women who were caught, under the oppressive hand of a pairiarchal society. The poetess, Adrienne Rich through the simple lines of the, delineates a woman's struggles with expression, and rebellion. The three quatrains (four lined stanza) expose the, desolating effects of patriarchy., poem,, Scanned by TapScanner

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(d) 'Prance' means to move or jump over with large, n taneSS., Extract Based Questions, Q. 2. Read the extract given below and answer the, questions that follow., (1×4 = 4), %3D, "Aunt Jennifer's fingers 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 hands.", (a) What were Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering, through?, (4 Marks each), Q.1. Read the extract given below and answer the, questions that follow., (1x4 = 4), "Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,, Bright topaz denizens of a world of, They do not fear the men beneath the tree;, green., They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.", (a) Are Aunt Jennifer's tigers real?, (b) Why are they described as denizens of a world of, green?, (b) How was she pulling the needle?, (c) What was lying heavily? Where?, (d) What image of the aunt comes out from this, description?, (c) Why do the tigers not fear the man beneath the, tree?, Or, (d) Give the meaning of 'prance'., Ans., (a) What is Aunt Jennifer doing with her wool?, (b) Why does she find it difficult to pull her ivory, needle?, (a) No, Aunt Jennifer's tigers are not real., (c) What does 'wedding band' stand for?, (d) Describe the irony in the third line., o) They have been described as denizens of a world of, green because they live in dense green forests., ) Aunt Jennifer's tigers are a symbol of strength. They are, hot afraid of men because they are strong, bold and, fearless., [CBSE 2017], Ans., (a) Aunt Jennifer's fingers were fluttering through her, wool., * Prance' means to move or jump over with large, movements, in a joyous way., (b) She was finding even the ivory needle hard to pull., Scanned by TapScanner

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152 | VIDYA CBSE Question Bank English Cc, (c) The weight of Uncle's wedding band was lying heavily, on her hand., (d) The image of Aunt Jennifer is that of a weak woman, who has been treated badly by her husband but she, revolts silently in her own way by creating tigers., Or, (a) Aunt Jennifer creating beautiful images of the tigers, with her wool., (b) She found it difficult to pull her ivory needle because, she was so terrorised and tortured that she was unable, to carry the weight of the wool., (c) The wedding band stands for the engagement ring as, also the metal band that keeps her chained and curtails, her freedom., (d) The irony in the third line The massive weight of, uncle's wedding band' is that the responsibilities of, marriage and oppression in a male dominated society, which Aunt Jennifer experiences., Q. 3. Read the extract given below and answer the, questions that follow., "When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie., (1x4 = 4), Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by., The tigers in the panel that she made, Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.", (a) Who is the aunt mentioned here?, (b) Why is she 'ringed with ordeals'?, (c) What is the difference between her and the tigers?, (d) What will be her position after death?, Ans., (a) The aunt mentioned here is Aunt Jennifer, the protagonist, of Adrienne Rich's poem 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'. She is, a woman going through unpleasant experiences in her, married life., (b) She is 'ringed with ordeals' because marriage has, brought with it a host of family responsibilities by, which she is 'ringed' or surrounded. She feels so, burdened by her marital constraints that they seem like, an ordeal to her., (c) Aunt Jennifer is quite weak and submissive, whereas, the tigers are strong, bold and powerful. She is bound, by the constraints of her married life, while the tigers, are free to move about in the green woods., (d) Even after her death, she will carry the rings or marks of, persecution on her hands. The tigers created by her will, live a free and fearless life in the forest., Short Answer Type Questions, (3 marks each), 0 1. Why has Aunt Jennifer made prancing, proud and, [CBSE 2013], unafraid tigers?, Scanned by TapScanner