The works that we will examine are two poems; “Living in Sin” by Adrienne Rich and “What’s that Smell in the Kitchen” by Marge Piercy. Rich was born May 16th, 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1951, Rich graduated from Radcliffe College where she excelled academically. Rich is recognized for her adoring political voice and feminist causes. Early in Rich’s career she wrote “Living in Sin”. “Living in Sin”, written in the 1950s, fits the pattern of works during this time, which were usually on topics that interest women. Piercy’s work also covered topics that interest women. Piercy was born March 31st, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan. Piercy, being the only member of her family to attend college, went to the University of Michigan where she received a Master’s degree. Piercy’s work is known to often express anger and a very emotional tone. “What’s that Smell in the Kitchen” written in 1976 is a good representation of Piercy’s tone.
“Living in Sin” expresses a woman’s fairy tale compared to her realities, as she shacks up in a studio with a man. This poem best represents the True Woman, a woman whose duties are home bound and is dependent on her husband (Getchell, 2016). Meanwhile, the male figure in the poem, the women’s boyfriend, …show more content…
This is not done unknowingly by either author, as the presences of no rhyme scheme helps get their points across. Form in Rich’s poem is seen throughout the work. No rhythm is seen throughout the whole poem, look at these lines, “Not that at five each separate stair would writhe/under the milkman 's tramp; that morning light” (Rich, 8-9). The significance of form in Rich’s play displays an interesting pattern. There is no melody to the poem, which lets the reader know, how there is no connection in their relationship. The boyfriend and girlfriend have seemed to have lost interest in one another, and the form of the poem signifies
“Living in Sin” expresses a woman’s fairy tale compared to her realities, as she shacks up in a studio with a man. This poem best represents the True Woman, a woman whose duties are home bound and is dependent on her husband (Getchell, 2016). Meanwhile, the male figure in the poem, the women’s boyfriend, …show more content…
This is not done unknowingly by either author, as the presences of no rhyme scheme helps get their points across. Form in Rich’s poem is seen throughout the work. No rhythm is seen throughout the whole poem, look at these lines, “Not that at five each separate stair would writhe/under the milkman 's tramp; that morning light” (Rich, 8-9). The significance of form in Rich’s play displays an interesting pattern. There is no melody to the poem, which lets the reader know, how there is no connection in their relationship. The boyfriend and girlfriend have seemed to have lost interest in one another, and the form of the poem signifies