"To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249) Figurative language- A type of language that is express as a metaphor. Example: “They seem to become native of that element the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half submerged balls” From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249) Simile- More of a figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another. Example: “The work of the world is common as mud.” From "To Be of Use" by Marge Piercy (pp. 248-249)
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Julie Koszalkowski Mrs. Myszkowski English 1102 07 July 2013 The Analysis of Marge Piercy’s “A Work of Artifice” Marge Piercy’s “A Work of Artifice” is a poem that begins in a simple manner‚ but unfolds into a more complex statement about the oppression of women. Marge Piercy‚ a feminist‚ struggled to have her work published‚ but at age sixty-three her dreams finally came through in the year 1999. The last word in the title‚ artifice‚ is defined as the
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on her. Such expectations are still in existence today. Authors from the nineteenth and twentieth century are using literature and poetry as a vehicle for the new role and passion of the woman. Such authors as Kate Chopin‚ Mary Wilkins Freeman‚ Marge Piercy‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay and Henry James evoke a new sense of expectations for women in their use of literary language. One must acknowledge the differences in the expected roles of women and those the authors are portraying in order to penetrate
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“Barbie Doll”‚ by Marge Piercy and‚ “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde reveals each character and their struggle with their identity in society. Summary of “Barbie Doll” In the poem “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy‚ we read about a young girl who has self image problems. Due to the expectations of society‚ she is not happy with her physical appearance. She had many good qualities but is unable to see these for herself. Instead she only sees is a “a great big nose and fat legs”(Piercy‚1936). In order
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Marge Piercy‚ an American poet‚ social activist and novelist‚ mostly known for being a feminist poet is the author of “Barbie Doll”. The title of this poem‚ “Barbie doll” make us think about a “perfect” girl toy that every child owns‚ but slowly we realize that this is not what the author means. In the first stanza‚ Piercy starts by saying “This girl child was born as usual”‚ which lets us understand that she was a normal girl just like anybody else. Other than that‚ the first stanza has a lot to
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using television‚ magazines‚ billboards‚ and even toys we see a mold of what women are supposed to look like. In other words the perfect woman should look like a Barbie Doll. In Marge Piercy’s‚ "Barbie Doll‚" we find a girl child growing up through the adolescence stage characterized by appearances and barbarity. Piercy uses lots of imagery to describe the struggles the girl experiences during her teenage years and the effects that can happen. In the first stanza we see the beginning of an ideal
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an Hour" uses gender in describing a woman that feels socially oppressed in her marriage. Marge Piercy’s "Barbie Doll" explores gender roles by describing a woman as she goes through life and her infatuation with becoming the perfect image of society. Each of these authors uses women and how these women deal with their situation. Kate Chopin uses nature and Mrs. Mallard inner feelings‚ while Marge Piercy uses societies assumptions and their effect. Kate Chopin’s "The Story Of an Hour" is a
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In the poem “Barbie Doll‚” the author Marge Piercy provides four short stanzas to inform readers of how society and culture puts pressure on young girls. In this poem‚ a young girl’s life flashes before her eyes as she tries to live up to society standards. The tone of this poem is depressing and sad. In this poem Marge Piercy uses a theme‚ symbols‚ and a plot to describe the ideal girl. The theme of this poem is that society is not accepting of people who do not represent the ideal woman. In
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There are many people in today’s society who is bound by the limitations set upon them in their early childhood. The phrase “like father like son” portrays the image of what one is expected to be molded to become. Marge Piercy’s “A Work of Artifice” shows a gardener nurturing a bonsai tree to his desires. The gardener restrains the bonsai tree to grow to its full potential‚ becoming the eighty feet tall tree it could have been. The poem demonstrates the oppression brought upon people at an early
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Dana B. Rhodes Thomas Lovell LIT115-1N1 26 February 2013 Poetry Reading Log * “The Secretary Chant” by Marge Piercy was written in 1973. I felt the author was describing how this woman was so engulfed in her work that she felt like she was nothing but a machine‚ something whose sole purpose was to work and produce. The sentences are very mechanical and choppy and I felt that it helped to emphasize the point of her feeling of being a piece of office equipment. She took the tools of her trade
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