Daystar Rita Dove Analysis

Rita Dove’s poem “Daystar,”(736) narrates the day of a woman that feels trapped in her lifestyle as a mother and a wife. My interpretation of the poem is that “daystar,” represents the author Rita Dove, who is expressing her personal experience as a stay at home mother and spouse. Throughout the poem the author writes how the woman feels life less caring for her child and satisfying her husband. Dove uses many literacy terms to interpret how motherhood is perceived. She uses symbolism, figurative language, and diction so that the readers can empathize for the woman and her daily task.
Symbolism and figurative language are terms used to express the woman feelings of her repetitive routine. In the beginning of the poem, the protagonist wants