Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

The poem 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' is written by

• Elizabeth Arden

• Adrienne Rich

• Kamla Das

• Sarojini Naidu

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

The poet describes the colour of the tigers as

• Black

• Light Brown

• Bright Topaz

• Dark Brown

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

'Bright Topaz denizens of a world of green' indicates

• colour of the tigers

• territory of the tigers

• power and influence of the tigers

• none of the above

Poetic Device used in 'sleek chivalric certainty' is

• Alliteration

• imagery

• metaphor

• anaphora

'Fingers fluttering through her wool'. The poetic device used here is:

• Simile

• Alliteration

• imagery

• metaphor

'The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band' is a subtle reference to:

• the huge gold wedding band

• suppression at the hands of her husband

• the heavy gold ring

The word 'chivalric' in the context means:

• Timid

• Arrogant

• Honourable and brave

• Malicious

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

'Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand' means that:

• Aunt Jennifer is a sufferer in the male dominant society

• is a heavy object

• hard to carry

• can't be lifted at all

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Aunt Jennifer's 'terrified hands' means:

• Hard and bitter experiences of married life

• scared hands

• wrinkled hands

• soft and nice hands

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The Still 'ringed' with ordeals has the poetic device

• Pun

• transferred epithet

• hyperbole

• simile