Anne Sexton can be seen as a confessional poet; in “Her Kind” she reflects on her own personal experiences of womanhood‚ thus being able to create a relatable and intimate tone. Her vivid imagery also allowed the reader to clearly understand and visualize what she had to undergo. Throughout the poem it reflected the expectations and hardships that are placed upon women‚ though it may have been downgrading. The speaker however is not affected; she kept walking towards her dark side‚ stopping for nothing
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society evolved in that females are more empowered? SUMMARY Significant Literary Devices: imagery‚ syntax‚ repetition‚ allusion‚ conceit‚ rhyme scheme Anne Sexton’s ’Her Kind’ is a poem in which the speaker’s pain is expressed through vivid imagery and dismal repetition. The title of this poem is a portion of the refrain‚ "I have been her kind" seen in lines 17‚ 14 and 21. This eludes the reader into thinking they are in the third person observing the speaker’s own life. However‚ we are actually
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relationship with her husband Torvald. When readers first get an image of how their relationship is‚ it would not seem that bad. Once further into the play you see that it is just because Nora is submissive‚ and lets it be that way. The only reason she is loving her husband is because that is what she thinks she is supposed to do. Her husband will not let her expand as a person‚ and she just lets it happen. Women are constantly treated as a lower class among men. Nora is just as capable as her husband Torvald
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Lady Macbeth: A Wife in Support of Her Husband One of the main characters in Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ has been an object of intense criticism. Although sometimes regarded as cruel and vile‚ evidence exists that Shakespeare did not intend for her to be judged so harshly. By evaluating her character in relation to her actions‚ her overall relationship with Macbeth‚ and her death‚ we can see that Shakespeare quite possibly wanted Lady Macbeth to be judged in association with the actions of Macbeth
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Anne Bradstreets is an amazing poet of her time. The poem The Flesh and the Spirit is a struggle between two sisters that can never be separated‚ Flesh and Spirit-body and soul‚ ultimately ending in final peace. Their inflamed arguments are about the ideal values of life and what matters to the human race. Flesh is for riches‚ pleasure‚ and the publics eye. She values earthly items and her fulfillment of her wants. Spirit finds satisfaction is God and the thought of Heaven. Their fight ends up in
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heart that I write this letter to you. I doubt you will be surprised‚ perhaps even a little depressed to learn that I have left with no intention of returning. Save your thoughts and feelings for yourself and Harry and know that I will be well cared for by Frank. I know you do not approve of him and his wandering ways because he is a sailor that he can offer the world outside of our little community which I look forward to experiencing. When Mother was ill‚ I made her a promise of which I meant
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relaying a message about death. In Frost’s poem‚ the boy acknowledges the fact that he is going to die when he realizes he is losing a lot of blood. In “Sir Patrick Spence‚” the sailor realizes he is coming face to face with death when he reads the letter the king has sent to him. Both of the protagonists in the poems are on the verge of dying a sudden‚ unexpected death. Robert Browning‚ “My Last Duchess‚” 1. Throughout the entire poem‚ it is almost impossible allocate who the Duke is
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Anne Bradstreet’s Criticism of the Male World in her “The Prologue” In her poem the Prologue‚ Anne Bradstreet sharply criticizes the male world for its unjust prejudice and hostility against the female world and female creativity. In order to criticize the male world‚ Anne Bradstreet uses such literary devices as irony and sarcasm. The tone of Anne is ironic throughout the poem. Her approach seems to be very polite but behind this polite attitude there lies a biting as well as pointed attack towards
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Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery” and Anne Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” both are written in Puritan plain style‚ however Edward Taylor’s “Huswifery” displays a more puritanical message. These poets use apostrophe and metaphors to thoroughly describe the subject in which they were writing. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is a poem that portrays Anne Bradstreet’s thoughts on her marriage. While Bradstreet writes about her love for her husband‚ Edward Taylor writes indirectly about his love
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Minne Verbermockle called and stated that her took a fall which led to him being unconscious on the bathroom floor. She believed that he was taking a shower and eventually slipped on a cake of soap. She also claims that when she saw him‚ she didn’t do anything except put a blanket over him and called the doctor immediately. From all the evidence I gathered‚ Minnie Verbermockle is guilty for the death of her husband. For the first evidence‚ there were a trace of footsteps coming out of the shower
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