Critical Appreciation Of Adrienne Rich

She wrote this poem at the age of thirteen which was also her first poem published .

Through all the readings that she had possessed she had become, what was the start of, an independent woman. The fact that she continued to read to further her knowledge and to learn more did not faze her that not many other women were doing as she was. At a young age she knew that “settling” with the roles of women during this time was a life that she had to choose but she also wanted more. She wanted to educate herself and that she did through the works of her favorite author’s books and poems.

Sisters, a collection of biographies, has a central purpose to describe the lives of five crucial characters of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s and early 1900s. This movement began during a period when nearly no one would allow a woman to stand up as a leader, and no one approved of any woman wearing pants; it was only acceptable for women to wear floor length dresses or skirts. Along with the strict dress code women had to abide by to remain sociable, their central duty was to be a house maiden and to care for children. Even the most monumental women in the feminist movement were expected to bear children and raise them the best they could.

(Author Last Name)She wanted to be included. Also her brothers wouldn't play with her because she was a girl. This allowed her to spend time alone and learn to read and write. Therefore it molded her to be a writer. Her dad was her inspiration to her although he couldn't understand English and was illiterate. Sandra went to college got a degree father thought it was useless but still supported her. She wanted to be called a writer not a maestra. Her book was published and her father was able to read the book and this made her year wonderful because her dad said that she should make more copies. This is when she felt that her father accepted her by publishing a

“All I have, is a voice.” –W.H. Auden. These are five words that could leave a thoughtful philosopher speechless. But perhaps found within the lack of “finding a better word” moments, are when revolution seeds are planted in the hearts and tongues of the passionate. And if this is a truth, then Adrienne Rich was absolutely no exception. The radical feminist and poet opened her speech, “Claiming an Education” to the girls of Douglass College, in the most straightforward way as possible. In skimming the text, only the reader can imagine what was really communicated in the zeal and urgency behind her rehearsed words that day in 1977. Therefore, in light of under

During the early 1900s till now, women have been discriminated against and have been battling for equal rights in the United States. In 1960s America, the feminist movement was growing rapidly, bringing out influential women and protesters who were starting to get noticed by the majority of the population. One of those influential women, author Adrienne Rich, published an essay that talks about how women are treated differently. In the essay, “When We Dead Awaken: Writing as a Re-vision”, Rich argues that a stereotypical and prejudiced male society represses women. She demonstrates these views through the use of literary history, her personal experience towards women’s discrimination, and the potential women have to

All writers have to develop a love for the written word at some point in their lives. For some the point is an exact point that they can pinpoint and for others they have loved literature for their entire lives. Eudora Welty was a semi-successful writer but her memoir is considered one of her better books. In an exert of her memoir, titled “One Writer’s Humble Beginnings”, she writes of how she loved books for as long as she can remember and her mother’s influence on that infatuation. In her memoir Eudora Welty writes of the impact of adult and especially parental figures on a child and uses rhetorical language in isolated scenes to convey that message.

life; 1862 was when she wrote most of her poetry. She was writing about one

Being thought of as insignificant and inferior had been a problem that many women poets of the twentieth century had faced for quite some time. Their roles in shaping families were predetermined by the fact that they were perceived as not having enough mettle to deal with circumstances outside of the home. How could they possibly have the time it requires to produce quality literary works and at the same time, nurture and care for their families? This was a familiar question that plagued women poets such as Gwen Harwood. Being a “woman who has her own artistic aspirations” (Hecate, p. 70), placed Harwood in a unique position. Her priorities were

In "The Author to Her Book," Bradstreet is inundated in indecision and internal struggles over the virtues and shortfalls of her abilities and the book that she produced. As human beings we associate and sympathize with each other through similar experiences. It is difficult to sympathize with someone when you don't know where they are coming from and don't know what they are dealing with. Similar experiences and common bonds are what allow us to extend our sincere appreciation and understanding for another human being's situation. In this poem an elaborate struggle between pride and shame manifests itself through an extended metaphor in which she equates her book to her own child.

Sandra Cisnero grew up in a large family; she was the only daughter with six brothers. She had to try extraordinarily hard to prove that she was worthy and not only a girl but a human being. “Being only a daughter for my father meant my destiny would lead me to become someone’s wife.” When Cisnero was in grade five she informed her father that she was going to go to school. Surprisingly Sandra’s father approved of this notion but not because he was proud of her, but because he figured it was an ideal place to find a husband. Sandra worked hard in her studies and became a published author, but to her father’s dismay she was still unwed. Her father felt that she had wasted her education.” I wanted my father to understand what it was I was scribbling,

Browning’s upper, middle class childhood was known for being extremely happy. She was born in 1806 in Durham, England, during the Romantic Movement, which held a wide appreciation for the natural world along with the mystic and supernatural. (Poets.org) Browning was the oldest of 12 siblings. Unlike her siblings, Browning completely immersed herself in books and the study of languages. During an interview later in her career, she was quoted as saying, “Books and dreams were what I lived in and domestic life only seemed to buzz gently around, like bees about the grass,” (“Elizabeth Barrett Browning”). Beginning her poetry career at the age four, she started to compose verses. At the age of six she sold her father “some lines on virtue with great care” for 10 shillings (“Elizabeth Barrett Browning”). During her tenth year, Elizabeth wrote four books which were completely made of rhyming couplets. This book, The Battle of Marathon, was published privately for only her family to have and appreciate (“Elizabeth Barrett Browning”). Browning also taught herself how to read

Truly, Montgomery’s childhood helped to shape her literature. What she wrote clearly contained echoes of her bumpy past. After twenty-one months of blissful parenting, Maud’s mother, Clara Montgomery, died of tuberculosis, prompting Hugh Montgomery, Maud’s father, to send his daughter to live with her maternal grandparents, the Macneills (“Her Life”). Although tragic seeming at first, this turned out a blessing because under the Macneill roof, Montgomery experienced her first exposure to poetry from her Uncle Jimmy, “a born poet” who sadly lacked a proper education (McCabe 146). Inspired by Uncle Jimmy, Montgomery began writing, handing her first poem, a blank verse called “Autumn”, to her father at nine years old. Her father “remarked unenthusiastically

In this essay we will look into her life through three of her poems in

Emily Dickinson is one of the most interesting female poets of the nineteenth century. Every author has unique characteristics about him/her that make one poet different from another, but what cause Emily Dickinson to be so unique are not only the words she writes, but how she writes them. Her style of writing is in a category of its own. To understand how and why she writes the way she does, her background has to be brought into perspective. Every poet has inspiration, negative or positive, that contributes not only to the content of the writing itself, but the actual form of writing the author uses to express his/her personal talents. Emily Dickinson is no different. Her childhood and adult experiences and culture form