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Eoinzy Man
(12/11/2008 11:39:00 AM) |
Adrienne Rich's poetry is on my Leaving Certificate Course.
I like Aunt Jennifers tigers because it uses great language and a good sympathetic tone. She uses words such a 'prance' which indicate happiness and joy. She indicates that the tigers on her knitted tapistry are proud and happy. 'They do not fear the men beneath the tree'. She also had a good use of alliteration and sensuous language. The alliteration and sensuous language combined help create rythm. 'Aunt Jennifers fingers fluttering through her wool' & 'Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by'. here she uses alitteration and sensuous language combined. But as she creates rythm she also makes it out as if she is nervous with the hard 'f' sound on fluttering. From that line on it seems as if she becomes depressed or limited. 'the massive weight of uncles wedding band' which tells us that she is under stress by her husbands control. in the line ' will go on prancing proud and unafraid' she becomes more joyous and strengthful. She uses alliteration to speed the line up and also uses a triad 'unafraid' which helps to emphassise the last word.
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Natasha Storey
(8/31/2008 11:35:00 AM) |
Im just wondering someone's opinion on this poem, what points would you make about the negativity or any positive points throughout it? thanks
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Greenwolfe 1962
(1/11/2008 12:55:00 PM) |
This is a genuine poem by Adrienne Rich and is the kind of thing that might
appear in a high school or college textbook. According to the comments
of others, it already is a part of someone's curriculum. This makes no
commentary as to it's poetic value but is a definite plus in achieving
immortality. Since I have not yet read all her works I cannot say where
she ranks among the poets of today or any day. What I can and will say,
is that she is a poet. That may not mean much to others, but it does
to me.
Greenwolfe 1962
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Katie Peacock
(11/9/2006 2:20:00 PM) |
I always thought that she has embroidered the tigers, hence the reference to the wool and the needle. As for her ordeals, wedding, etc., Adrienne Rich is a feminist writer who has written some pretty major works. I think that it would be more than safe to say that this is a commentary about 'Aunt Jennifer's' experiences in relation to feminism.
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Jj Samara
(3/25/2005 10:24:00 AM) |
Are aunt Jenn's tigers real or not? At first they sounded real, but after reading the poem a couple pf times they don't sound like they are ALIVE tigers, maybe they mean something else? (Her jewels?) .
Somebody please tell me what you think? I had a literature test today and a part of the test included this poem and there was a question asking if her 'Tigers' were real or not....
And if it has something to do with her unhappy marriage or ordeals or whatever.
Thanks! !
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