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such as ' He changed me like a glove' these quotes indicate that the Lord used the narrator like a fashion accessory, she was easily used by the Lord as an object. which refers to how women would have been perceived at the time. ' So now I moan, an unclean thing, Who might have been a dove.' this shows that she is regretting her romance with the Lord, This underlines the theme of loss, in the sense of her lost love and lost innocence. The dove metaphor is there to portray what she could have been if the Lord had not made her an unclean thing.

There is significant evidence throughout both 'The Long Queen' and The Map Women' to indicate that suffering is a central element of female experience. Both poems are present in the 'Feminine Gospels' written by Carol Ann Duffy. The collection of poetry is seen to be teachings of feminism aiming to provide the reader visions of female identity. One feature of this identity that is examined within these two poems is the theme of mental and physical suffering that women universally endure.

There is significant evidence throughout both 'The Long Queen ' and The Map Women ' to indicate that suffering is a central element of female experience. Both of these poems are present in the 'Feminine Gospels ' written by Carol Ann Duffy. The collection of poetry is seen to be teachings of feminism aiming to provide the reader visions of female identity. One feature of this identity that is examined within these two poems is the theme of mental and physical suffering that women universally endure.

Like a template. Every family had to have one of these. Families during this time did not bond or grow up together, but had been brought and constructed. Another example of sexism can be found in stanza five, as Dawe says, ‘’… and then it was goodbye stars and the soft/ cry in the corner when no one was looking…’’ This shows the audience that in this society, during this time period, men were also stereotyped as they were not allowed to cry. They DO NOT cry.

The speaker desires for the spirit and God’s will from the clothes to enter her life and for them to affect many different aspects, from abstract parts of her being such as her will and emotions to physical things such as actions and words. In the last two lines of the poem,” Then mine apparel shall display before ye That I am Clothed in Holy robes for glory.”, the ending of the lines is near rhyme which causes the reader to break pattern and adds emphasis to the lines. The lines draw everything together and bring the motivation for the puritan way of life to the forefront. The speaker wants to use all the work God does in her life to bring glory to him and to finally meet him in heaven when she has shown she is worthy.

While at the same time as exemplifying masculinity through chivalry this line also begins the subversion of gender roles by putting the woman in the more dominant position - she is now in control of this situation. In the following line it is stated that “all the others honored her and offered to serve her” (166). The use of the verbs honor and offer are direct effects of the way they “see” her which continues to implicate the importance of her beauty while also putting her in a dominant role. This is emphasized once again in lines 611-612 “When they had looked at her well, when they greatly praised her beauty” (166). This is another instance in which a verb, “praised,” is a direct result of seeing her beauty. This direct relation between such verbs and her presence helps to demonstrate her force and impact as a woman along with her characterization as a sovereign being. In lines 613-614 it is stated that “she spoke in this way, she didn’t want to wait”

and Femininity. The poem is mainly about motherhood in a way as previously discussed. She

It represents the gender of this person who is doing the jobs like a man. That is not the whole story because in the 5th line, this gender is called “Strong, sensible, and fit,” This stands out in the poem as it follows the rule of 3 of a poem to describe the qualities of the “new woman” now. It is controversial to the usual perspective of a woman since these adjectives are associated with a man more than a woman. This exhibits that the typical views of what femininity is changed during the wartime. The usage of the word “grit” in line 6 is also a word associated with masculinity but it is used in the poem to describe women. The poem also shows femininity to be related to toil because Pope mentions a “girl who does a milk-round in the rain” (3). The physical hard work of the woman is to be revered according to Pope. The imagery of not being caged or penned up anymore (7) is a strong one it explains that the war brought redemption and freedom to women. A definitive declarative statement is made in the 9th line of the poem, “They’re going to make their end up”, Pope is manifesting her confidence in the women of Britain who are serving their country by being the workforce. The shift in the gender roles is empowering for women during the wartime and Pope associates this with patriotism as well. The “heavy van” the girl is driving is especially described as “heavy” because women are not popularly

One aspect of British culture of the Medieval times was the stereotypes of gender and certain expectations in gender roles. For example, the poet of “The Dream of the Rood” used masculine and feminine language to show position of power (masculine) and powerlessness (feminine). Christ and the Cross shift back and forth between having power and not; both being weakened and defeated by an opposing force, but then rising up to gain honor and victory. The Cross was demoted to the status of a woman and shamed for being “[h]elpless and unable to act on his own volition [and] must perform according to the dictates of his captors” (Hawkins) when the enemy put Christ on the Cross. It reflects the belief that women or even feminine men are weak, cowardly, and

World War II had just ended and several American women were coming home from good paying military jobs. After the war less than half of these women were able to use the skills they had gained for jobs that were available post-war. Black women working in fields picking cotton or cutting cane in the South moved to Detroit or Los Angeles to build ships and tanks for the war. They were unable to receive veteran’s benefits such as Federal Housing Administration home loans for veterans because they were only available to men. Many of these women had no choice but to take low paying, and very physically demanding jobs in factories, kitchens, and launders. White women were often stigmatized after the war for having jobs. Black women working in fields

Metaphors are used to describe the woman's physical appearance which in turn, also describe the woman's emotional state. For example, on line four the poem states in reference to the woman's eyes "Like bluest water seen through mists of rain." On the other hand, both metaphors and similes are used to describe the man's emotional state directly. For example, the 13th line states "Like Dante, when he stood with Beatrice." This statement is in reference to a book by Dante

A few of the intricate details i mentioned previously also are medieval symbols of royalty or coat of arms such as the fleur-de-lis (Almost every House of France) , the double-headed eagle (the Holy Roman Empire, to name one), and the gryphon (the House of Griffin). These signs of nobility reinforce the Goddess’ station beside the fact that she is the painting’s overall focal point being the largest subject on the canvas and reinforced by her red dress and the mirror that creates an aureole around her head with two maidens attending to her hygiene and accessories. After reading the poem, it becomes clear that there are two types of jewelry both silver and gold. Again there is a symbolic here of two choices, the path of silver or the path of gold. There are so many interpretations of this, but I see the gold as being haughtier and the silver as a humbler approach to living

Shakespeare may be the most known playwright of all time, however, you may be surprised at how many unfair stereotypes this very famous writer incorporated into his plays. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare in the late 1500s that portrays events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to the extravagant Hippolyta, the former queen of the Amazons. Such events included Demetrius jilting Helena at the altar and falling in love with Helena’s rival instead, Hermia. However, Hermia is in love with Lysander, not a disdainful youth known as Demetrius. According to feminist theory, the theory that focuses on gender inequality. A Midsummer Night’s Dream would not be considered a feminist empowerment play because throughout the play Shakespeare portrays women as timid/easily frightened. He shows men having more power than women, and perpetuates the unfair stereotype that all women must act a certain way.

In the introduction of the poem, Heaney paints the picture of the girl as if seeing her recently after she was killed, creating a chilling image of cruelty for the reader. The first stanza of the poem aims at setting the scene and drawing the reader in: “I can feel the tug / of the halter at the nape / of her neck, the wind / on her naked front” (Heaney 1-4). In this first stanza, he uses the repetition of the word “her” and alliteration—the repetition of consonant sounds—of the “n” sound. The repetition of “her” shows the author’s want for the girl to keep some part of her identity, rather than becoming a nameless body in history. This word also holds some possession; her body, however mangled or ruined it was, still belongs to her, even in death. But the reader also sees her vulnerability through her nakedness and the further

The whole of the poem is a criticism on mandatory celibacy, which is told through the metaphor of art. Art