Reference
Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers by Adrienne Rich | Introduction
September 30, 2026
In the poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers a woman expresses her suppressed feelings through her art. Aunt Jennifer is the victim of the male-dominated society. She has no one to tell her mental and physical pain....
The Afterwake by Adrienne Rich | A Feminist Poem
September 30, 2026
The poem The Afterwake is a feminist poem in its theme because it expresses the determination of an exhausted woman to move ahead on her own way with another woman like herself. Adrienne Rich Quotes...
The Afterwake by Adrienne Rich | Theme
September 30, 2026
The Afterwake is the awakening of women in the late twentieth century. The title also suggests that the poem is about the experience and determination of the women after the waking of their consciousness. Adrienne...
The Afterwake by Adrienne Rich | Summary
September 30, 2026
In the first stanza the speaker is addressing the patient. She says to him that she has nursed his nerves to rest; but while doing so her own nerves have been roused. That is, she...
The Afterwake by Adrienne Rich | Introduction
September 30, 2026
The Afterwake is a poem about the awakening of women in the later part of the twentieth century. On the literal level, the poem is about a nurse who is taking care of a male...
