📖 class 12 english · flamingo poetry
Aunt Jennifer's Tigers
by Adrienne Rich · Flamingo (core reader)
Aunt Jennifer's Tigers by Adrienne Rich is part of the poetry section of Flamingo, the Class 12 CBSE English core reader, and carries around 1 mark of the 80-mark board paper. It's one of the easier texts — plan roughly 1 hours to cover it properly. Recent CBSE papers asked 3 questions from it, on Marriage & Constraint, Symbolism & Oppression, Poetic Devices. Examiner's note: Feminist poem — symbols of oppression and freedom.
Real board questions from this text
What do 'the massive weight of Uncle's wedding band' and Aunt's 'fluttering fingers' tell us about her married life? (40–50 words)
Contrast the freedom of Aunt Jennifer's tigers with Aunt Jennifer's own constrained life. What do the tigers symbolise? (120–150 words)
Identify the contrast Adrienne Rich draws between the tigers and their creator in the poem. (30–40 words)
Quick answers
Who wrote Aunt Jennifer's Tigers?
Aunt Jennifer's Tigers was written by Adrienne Rich. It appears in the poetry section of Flamingo, one of the two prescribed Class 12 CBSE English textbooks.
How many marks is Aunt Jennifer's Tigers worth in the Class 12 board exam?
Around 1 mark of the 80-mark CBSE English theory paper, based on the official unit-wise weightage. Feminist poem — symbols of oppression and freedom.
Is Aunt Jennifer's Tigers easy or hard?
It's rated easy — one of the easier texts in Class 12 English. Most students need about 1 hours to cover it well.
What should I focus on in Aunt Jennifer's Tigers?
Going by the board papers themselves, the recurring areas are Marriage & Constraint, Symbolism & Oppression, Poetic Devices — that's where the marks actually sit.
What questions come from Aunt Jennifer's Tigers in board exams?
Between 2020–2023, CBSE board papers asked questions from this text on Marriage & Constraint, Symbolism & Oppression, Poetic Devices — 2- to 5-mark questions, mostly short answers within a word limit.
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