What is suggested by the image ‘massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band?’
Aunt Jennifer is busy knitting with her ivory needle through her wool. But the chores and duties of the family checked her in the middle, she had to stop knitting. ‘Massive weight of uncle’s wedding band’ represents the marriage band between Jennifer and uncle. It suggests the harsh and difficult experiences of her married life. After marriage she had lost all her freedom. Aunt was like a heavy band put on her.
How do ‘denizens and ‘chivalric’ add to our understanding of the tigers’ attitudes?
Why do you think Aunt Jennifer’s hands are fluttering through her wool in the second stanza ? Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull?
Of what or whom is Aunt Jennifer terrified in the third stanza?
What are the ‘ordeals’ Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by? Why is it significant that the poet uses the word ‘ringed’? What are the different meanings of‘ringed’ in the poem?
