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Aunt Jennifer's, Tigers, , —by Adrienne Rich, , In this Chapter..., , e Explanation of the Poem, , , , e Word Meaning, , e Chapter Practice, , Explanation of the Poem, Stanza 1, , 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., Explanation The given lines describe Aunt Jennifer's tiger who appear to be moving, across a screen or panel. These tigers are bright yellow coloured inhabitants of the forest., They are fearless, graceful, elegant and confident. They are not scared of any man, standing under the tree and move about freely in a graceful manner., Aunt Jennifer's tigers, thus, are not real or living tigers. They are the images created by her., , Stanza 2, , “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 hand.”, , Explanations The given lines present Aunt Jennifer's personality as opposite to her tigers., Aunt Jennifer's hands are shaking while she is embroidering with wool, She is so terrified, and scared that she is finding it hard to pull or work with the ivory needle. One reason, according to the poet is the heavy wedding band that the Aunt is wearing., , Through this stanza, we get to know that the tigers are actually embroidered. They are the, creative expression of her desire of freedom, courage, grace etc. These tigers are very, different from her own nature. She is suppressed and oppressed in her married life. The, uncle’s wedding band is a symbol of all the responsibilities that burden and restrict her., She wants to be free from the patriarchal society but is so fearful that even expressing her, , desire terrifies her. Her reality is submission but she desires the freedom, courage and, confidence possessed by her tigers.