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?
Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by the ordeals of the heavy responsibilities of her married life towards the family and towards Uncle Jennifer. The poetess used the word ‘ringed’ to point that Aunt was surrounded by the responsibilities which encircled her like a ring that surrounds the finger. Further, she will go on remembering her responsibilities.
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?
What is suggested by the image ‘massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band?’
Of what or whom is Aunt Jennifer terrified in the third stanza?
