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Flamingo (Poem): Aunt Jennifer's Tigers cheat sheet
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Chapter 13Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
Bold tigers on the panel; a frightened woman under a heavy ring.
1. About
Poet: Adrienne Rich. A feminist poem about oppression in marriage.
2. Summary
- Aunt Jennifer embroiders tigers that are bright, fearless and proud.
- Her fingers struggle; the wedding band weighs her down.
- Even after she dies, her hands will stay ringed with ordeals.
- The tigers she made will go on prancing, unafraid.
3. Devices
- Contrast between the tigers and the aunt.
- Symbol: wedding band = marriage's burden.
- Irony; rhyming couplets.
4. Themes
- gender oppression
- art as escape
- freedom
5. Key Points
- Tigers = her suppressed desire for freedom.
- Uncle's power is implied.
- Art outlives the artist.
- Three stanzas.
Remember: Fearless tigers | heavy wedding band | art outlives her
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