The poem “Aunt Jennifer's Tigers” by Adrienne Rich is about a married woman who is portrayed through her creations. He knits tigers to show the kind of person he truly wants to be; vigorous, free and valiant: all characteristics that women are not allowed to have. Aunt Jennifer knows that even when she dies her art will live on and show who she has always been, thus creating a theme of immortality throughout the poem. "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" consists of three stanzas with four lines each. The rhyme scheme of the poem is: AABB CCDD EEFF. For example, the third stanza: When the aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie (E) Still surrounded by the trials that faced her. (E)The tigers in the panel you created (F)They will continue to rear up, proud and fearless. (9-12) (F)Rich uses a continuous rhyme scheme at the end of each line which can be seen in the stanza quoted above. The words “lie,” “by,” “made,” and “unafraid” channel the rhythm throughout the verse; this technique used by Rich is known as end rhyme. Also, you can see in the poem ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯¯ that it is written in iambic pentameter as in verse ten. “The tigers in the panel that she¯¯¯made” All these mentioned techniques constitute the technical aspects of the poem. The first two lines of the poem read: “Aunt Jennifer's tigers leap across a screen/ Bright topaz denizens of a green world.” (1-2) By using the word “prance” in the first line, Rich makes it sound like the tigers are not particularly dangerous instead... half of the paper... the same, carefree and fearless Although the verse began rudely, it ended sweetly from the way the tigers are described in the panel. It is clear that Aunt Jennifer does not she was the type of woman who said what she thought and did what she wanted, she was forced not only by her marriage but also by society and her opinions on the role of women. Aunt Jennifer wanted to be a strong, independent woman who was not afraid men just like her tigers. Since she never managed to be the strong woman she wanted to be in her life, she decided to create a way that was eternal, hence the tigers without fear. No one would be able to destroy her brave soul then, not even her husband. Works Cited Rich, Adrienne. "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers." Literature: reading, reacting, writing. Ed. Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell. 7th ed. Boston: Wadsworth, 2010. 853-854.