Aunt Jennifers Tigers

By - Adrienne Rich

About the Poet

Adrienne Rich (1929) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Her
claim to fame were her feminist ideas and her wide involvement
in contemporary womens movement as a poet and theorist.
She received a number of awards including 1996 Tanning Award
for Mastery in the Art of Poetry, the Lennon foundations 1999
Lifetime Achievement Award, The Commonwealth Award in
Literature and National Book Award

O verview of the poem

This is a political poem that explores the position that
women held in the western society.
Very structured poem.
Each verse contains exactly four lines.
Every second line rhymes with the first line.

Thank you
Prepared by Neeta Moten
PGT English