Shakespeare made the text entertaining by using negative words because they strengthened the main theme of untruthfulness in their relationship. He made use of negative words such as “lies”, “unjust”, “untutor’d” and “false” to show the negative imagery. This provoked us to think that he does not believe in love, furthermore he used these words in rhyming couplets “lies” and “subtleties” to pronounce the negative imagery even more.
He also used pun in the last stanza “Therefore I lie with her, and she with me” to show the main reason behind these lies. This pun provoked us to think that he has purely sexual motives for being in this relationship. The pun was entertaining since we learn they are kept together because they lie to each other. This provoked us to think of the real deception and untruthfulness in their relationship as they are together only for sexual motives not because they love each other. Furthermore Shakespeare used personification to show that deceit and untruthfulness exist in every relationship. This made the text enjoyable because when he referred to love, Shakespeare made the statement, “love’s best habit is in seeming trust”, universally pertinent and not just limited to a single relationship
The poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers” by Adrienne Rich used symbolism of tigers, making it entertaining and thought provoking. Aunt Jennifer expresses her feelings through the tigers. The tigers she sews are vividly portrayed, they “do not fear the men beneath the tree” and freely “prance” across the screen. This description made the poem very entertaining as it helped us understand the strength of the tigers, e.g. the action verbs “pace” and “prance” emphasize the strength of these animals, while the vividness of their “topaz” colour draws attention to their striking presence.
This comparison between Aunt Jennifer and the tiger’s provoked us to think of the oppression on Aunt Jennifer, e.g. “screen, green, tree” rhyme represents the tiger’s freedom that is not granted to her. The metaphor “chivalric” made the text entertaining as this device intensified her helplessness. This metaphor made us think that Aunt Jennifer is unable to stand up for herself against her husband because she is too terrified. These techniques forced us to think deeper of the theme that women are sometimes treated unfairly and with inequality. Rich used other symbols such as “the wedding band”, “chivalric” and rhyme “band, hand” to make the poem entertaining as these techniques emphasized her longing for freedom. This emphasizes provoked us to think that Aunt Jennifer is no different from a slave, with no rights or liberties to call their own. This rhyme also indicates that this marriage has kept her down. This made the text entertaining as rich successfully tells us that her husband is abusive (represented by hand) and exceeds human limitations.
Rich further uses alliteration and onomatopoeia “fingers fluttering” to show the result of this domination. We enjoyed these devices as they bought the words to life and helped us understand that the alliteration “fingers fluttering” suggests her physical weakness; she is feeble and has trouble manipulating the needle “through her wool.” Furthermore the double connotation of the word “ringed” made the text entertaining since we learn, the ring “sits heavily” on her hand, but it also represents other difficulties that continue to surround her. The connotation provoked us to think deeper of Aunt Jennifer struggle faced from her husband, constricted and forbidden to enjoy many of the things she truly desired.
