Aunt Jennifer's Tigers Figurative Language

Adrienne Rich was an incredibly talented poet with a knack for metaphors. Her particular writing style uses quite a bit of figurative and descriptive language, which for a melodramatic teenager is truly the land of milk and honey. Rich creates vivid pictures with her words, and you can actually feel the sentiments expressed in her works. From poems about her exploration of her own sexuality and the deep blue sea, this Sapphic woman created groundbreaking literature that still makes a splash today.
“Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” is one that is especially high in the figurative language charts. Insinuation of an abusive relationship is clear, while still never stating it outright. In stanza four, lines seven and eight “The massive weight of Uncle’s