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What are the ‘ordeals’ Aunt Jennifer is surrounded by, why is it significant that the poet uses the word ‘ringed’? What are the meanings of the word ‘ringed’ in the poem?

Just like a trained for a circus, Aunt Jennifer’s life has been tied up to a man, her husband. She has been tamed to stay at home.

The term ‘ringed’ means controlled and by an authority. Likewise, she has been controlled and dominated by her husband. She is not free like the tigers She has created.


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