Question Details

In whose poem the readers meet Aunt Jennifer’s tigers?

Options

A

Thom Gunn

B

Kamau Brathwaite

C

Roy Fisher

D

Adrienne Rich

Correct Answer :

Adrienne Rich

Solution :

The correct option is Adrienne Rich.

Explanation:
1. The poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" was written by the acclaimed American poet, essayist, and feminist activist Adrienne Rich in 1951.
2. In the poem, Aunt Jennifer creates tapestry panels featuring bright, chivalric tigers that prance fearlessly across a screen. These tigers represent her unfulfilled desires for freedom, strength, and independence, standing in stark contrast to her own heavily restricted and oppressed life in a patriarchal marriage.
3. The other authors listed (Thom Gunn, Kamau Brathwaite, and Roy Fisher) are distinct poets whose literary works do not include this poem.

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