Literary Analysis Of Mother To Child By Judith Wright

A Mother to her Waking Infant was first published in 1790; the poem is narrated by a mother who is focusing her thoughts and words towards her newborn baby. The poem is directed solely at the child of the title, with the mothers words starting as the child awakes, Now in thy dazzling half-oped eye. Joanna Baillie uses a number of techniques to mirror and represent a new mothers emotions and affections for her child. The meter and form of the poem help to emphasise these emotions and the various other uses of language contribute to the effect of the piece on a reader.

In this stylistic analysis of the lost baby poem written by Lucille Clifton I will deal mainly with two aspects of stylistic: derivation and parallelism features present in the poem. However I will first give a general interpretation of the poem to link more easily the stylistic features with the meaning of the poem itself.

The Narrator examined her mom as she was an adult. In the poem “Mothers”, the mother

What is motherhood you ask? Motherhood is many worthy and ruthless things combined into one. When becoming a mom, your child completely becomes your life. You always put them first, even before yourself, no questions asked. You provide for you children and love them unconditionally through the good and bad. Having children puts a lot of weight on your shoulders and you are expected to lift it all. Nobody ever said motherhood was easy, and it’s effortless to see why sometimes. In the poems “Daystar”, “In the Park”, and “Marks” we see many views of how motherhood has affected these women and how hard being a mother can be.

We have repetition in the second stanza and the third stanza “No, baby, no, you may not go” which emphasizes the true nature of a mother and her child. The mother was truly terrified of losing her child in the cruel world they live in.

The mother’s struggle for identity is also presented through the poem’s depressing imagery as well as the figurative and literal language. The first quatrain states the sad, regretful statement of “too late” (4). This imagery of loneliness is reflected upon the passion and pain involved with her once lover. When the

Frances Harper poem “The Slave Mother”, gives up an imagery illustration of how much both the mother and son suffer during the separation. During this era mothers, did not have the right of their children given birth to. “Her boy clings to her side, and in her kirtle vainly tries, His trembling form to hide. These stanza describe a scared

It has been constructed to reveal the negative changes that may occur in women because of motherhood. It relates the messages that children ‘eat (mothers) alive’, totally consuming their personalities and their person. While this may be a version of reality for some mothers, it is in stark contrast to the loving ‘Hallmark’ mother and the caring ‘Fujitsu’ mother. This poem serves the interests of women who are mothers but are not really having a ‘Hallmark’ day. They can see that other women have bad days too when they question their role as mother. It also could be a warning to women either not to have children, or, if they do, do not let them take over your life. There are gaps in this poem. The woman does not have a great deal of money as her ‘clothes are out of date’. She has let the children drag her down to the point where she does not place importance in her appearance. It is suggested that the relationship she has with the children’s father has not given her the status a relationship with her ‘ole friend’ may have given her. It is implied that he is neat, tidy and in control of his life. This is in stark contrast to her difficult life of

In Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, The Mother, Brooks uses great word choice, imagery, figure of speech and symbolism to allow the readers to get a sense of what the woman in the poem, who is remorseful in her actions and in the period of reflection after having had an abortion, is going through. Literary technique is very important for a fantastic poem, and Brooks does a great job of using them. Word choice is very important

Pregnancy is a daunting feat not for the faint of heart. When on this journey of creating life, many mothers have feelings of doubt and regret. The poems The Victory, Metaphors, and The Mother all take varied approaches to the topic of motherhood in regards to their use of imagery, diction, and syntax. The imagery in The Victory is extremely negative and graphic. Anne Stevenson describes her child as a “tiny antagonist.”

The first stanza begins with "Abortions will not let you forget,"(Brooks 1). Which shows how much the speaker still cares for her unborn children. She talks about future experiences that will never happen. She is possibly saying she cheated the unborn child. She wonders about what might have been, but will never be because she did not bring the children into the world. Brooks writes, “[y]ou will never neglect or beat Them, or silence or buy with a sweet” (5-6) This shows how no matter how hard one tries to forget the aborted children; anything about them can be a reminder that they are not in this world. It seems as if the

The poems Mother To Son, by

“The Mother” written by Gwendolyn Brooks, is a poem about abortion and the many emotions a mother must face after one. When analyzing “The Mother” with structural criticism we can see a connection between this poem and Gwendolyn Brooks other poems. This can also be compared to modern day as well. Many see abortion as a choice but when reading this poem it shows us that there is more to that choice.

She waited to see if the cold had woken her son, but he did little more than shift in his bassinet and breathe a few sleepy snorts. That brought a smile to her face in the dim chamber. Joan loved her son beyond measure. In the abstract, becoming a mother was something that sounded fulfilling and she had wanted it, but she had not expected the overwhelming surge of love that engulfed her the first time she held her son in her arms. And that love had not faded one whit during the four months since she’d given birth to him.

"The Mother," by Gwendolyn Brooks, is a sorrowful, distressing poem about a mother who has experienced numerous abortions. While reading the poem, you can feel the pain, heartache, distress and grief she is feeling. She is both remorseful and regretful; nevertheless, she explains that she had no other alternative. It is a sentimental and heart wrenching poem where she talks about not being able to experience or do things with the children that she aborted -- things that people who have children often take for granted. Perhaps this poem is a reflection of what many women in society are feeling.