Question

Can someone please help me?????

Answer 1

Aunt Jennifer's Tigers


Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,

Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.

They do not fear the men beneath the tree;

They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.

Aunt Jennifer's finger fluttering through her wool

Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.

The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band

Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.

When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie

Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.

The tigers in the panel that she made

Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

Answer 2

please help @Mikemartin

Answer 3

Reading the poem now, I dont quite understand it to to well. Read it and tell me what you think as I over look it myself

Answer 4

1.A
2.B
3.C
4.D

Answer 5

Not 100% positive but thats my best answers

Answer 6

plase help @ChelseaSweets

Answer 7

idk f i can but ill try

Answer 8

im not sure @sara1234

Answer 9

@mikaa_toxica13

Answer 10

do u need help with all of them or is there a certain one ?

Answer 11

@sara1234 Do you understand the poem at all?

Answer 12

not really and i need help with all PLEASEE

Answer 13

okay hold on

Answer 14

Ok, well look over it.
Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,

Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.

They do not fear the men beneath the tree;

They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.

Aunt Jennifer's finger fluttering through her wool

Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.

The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band

Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.

When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie

Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.

The tigers in the panel that she made

Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid.

Lets start with 2 lines at a time. Can you re-read them, and try to analyze them? Give it thought and time, poetry can be undermining sometimes. That's the fun part though.

So think about those 2 lines for a bit.

Answer 15

can you please help me figure out the 5 questions i've been doing work all day :(

Answer 16

You'll never figure those questions out - until you figure the poem itself out. If I just give you that answers, you will learn absolutely nothing.

Answer 17

i just want to see if your answers match mine

Answer 18

hmm not sure about 1 but
2.a surface to project images.
3. weight in line 7
not sure about 4
and im sure u can do 5

Answer 19

everyone is giving me different answers can you help me @samtasticc

Answer 20

Yes, give me a second. You really should try to understand the poem, trust me the knowledge would be worth much more than just the answers.

But give me a second, doing 4 things at once :)

Answer 21

okay thank you

Answer 22

1) Each line in the poem is like a sentence right? The possible answers are line: 1,2,3,4,6 or 10. 'Which line most appropriately sums up Aunt Jennifer's life?"
In my opinion, this poem is all about her life. But line 3 and 4 are obviously not the answer. Line 1 COULD be, however I would go with Line 10.
So, D. Line 10.

2) I think that line 1 refers to a canvas. Doesn't that make sense? I kinda got the sense that she's an artist while reading this.
So, C. A canvas.

3) "negative connotation" I do hope you've studied this term. You will need it for your exam, trust me. ;)
I would go with D, but C could also be a plausible answer. You might have to think of that one on your own. It's really not that hard, trust me.

4) Either A or C. I believe it to A, but C could also be the answer.

5) "In ecology, the word denizen is used to denote an animal naturalized to an area. The word "denizen" also has been used to refer to an alien granted rights of citizenship in a certain area. Explain how Adrienne Rich's careful choice of the word "denizen" unlocks meaning in this poem."

Look at the key words in this question, "naturalized" and "used to denote". What do you get from that? What was that tiger? A symbol I suppose. I'm going to let you write out this answer, I'm not doing it for you. "Used to refer to an alien granted rights of citizenship" <-- read that, and think about what it means.

In my opinion the author used it to describe that the tiger perhaps doesn't belong where he (she? lol) is, but has blended. Become... naturalized I suppose.

Sorry for the lacking response to #5, I honestly think you could re-read this poem a few times and give a splendid description of what the author meant! Goodluck!

Answer 23

tat confused me can you please give me like one answer for each im so lost.

Answer 24

...Seriously?
1) D
2) C
3) D
4) A
5) I gave you some notes on it, I will not be writing it for you. You need to re-read this poem and figure it out for yourself.

I would suggest double checking my answers, (and any answers you get from this site) and hopefully you will take that advice. Goodluck.

Answer 25

OMg everyone gave me different answers

Answer 26

I tried to explain the answers to you. In the end, you will have to do your own work. Works out better that way, you'll understand it better.

Answer 27

isnt 2 surface project images

Answer 28

I'm not trying to be rude but - just read the poem. It's pretty simple. I believe 2 is C, canvas. The poem describes colors and how this painting (I suppose) comes to life and the tiger "dances", just seems very artsy to me.

I dunno, READ the poem. That will be the greatest help to you at this point.

Answer 29

I read the poem millions of timess and searched it up

Answer 30

http://www.shmoop.com/aunt-jennifers-tigers/stanza-1-summary.html

Answer 31

You are reading it, not deciphering it. Do you go read Shakespear and think his ideas are so plainly written like authors that write today? Poems have hidden messages, perhaps beyond us, secret to only the author and those that take time to read "between the lines." I can't explain exactly. But I suggest you stop reading, and start thinking.

I tried to help you earlier. Copy and paste the poem into a word processor. Number the lines, and leave spaces below them to add notes. I just recently got into reading poetry - and let me tell you it's no cake walk to understand. I'm with you on that one. You have to find ways that work for you, to figure out exactly what the author is trying to tell you.

The word denizen was used in this poem. To me this is what I call "word play" which means - its not simple as it seems but a much deeper meaning. Authors like to carefully choose their words to make their writing mean a lot more than just letters and periods. Imagine if this poem stated exactly what it meant, there would be no point in the poem at all.

So take the poem and slowly read it, think about each of the statements and then try to answer the questions. I think you are just seeing the words, not the meaning behind them. This is a common mistake people make when reading poetry. Just go back over it, doesn't matter how many times you have to read it to understand it.

Sometimes I have to read poems forty times before really understanding it. :)

Answer 32

* I can not tell you the meaning of this poem, because that's just depriving you of knowledge that you should know.

Answer 33

im just telling you that I think number 2 is B and im not sure about 1 being D

Answer 34

Well perhaps you are right! :D Go with whatever feels right to you, I'm not going to find the answers for you, sorry.

Answer 35

i didnt say find anything i just wanted some help but your acting like im looking for peoples answers

Answer 36

lol, goodluck with your exam/essay or whatever. I helped you to the best of my abilities.