Poem Of My Right Poem Analysis

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Women Empowerment “Poem about my right” by June Jordan truly speaks for the voice of women or a black woman facing oppression in the United States with the political struggle of nations against oppression in southern Africa perhaps. She details the wrongs that she perceives in herself: wrong color, living on the wrong continent ,wrong sex . You could tell she is the potential victim of any man who would physically force himself on her. Jordan managed to get such empowering message across through the reading of her poem. Her use of diction greatly emphasizes the harsh treatment especially black women goes through. Jordan's works reveal an unwavering concern for basic human rights …show more content…
She is not that kind of stay home people. Instead she’s a woman who stand on people who judge her base she being herself . she don’t care what society says, and that’s precisely what her poems are about here.The poem has a very strong feminist vibe, with a particular writing style unlike anything we've read in …show more content…
(True. I authored some of it.)" and "I like the itch I provoke. The rustle of rumor like crinoline." this specific line helps make the point that she is the target of a misogynistic society. She possibly used imagery throughout the poem to help whoever is reading to envision the hatred placed upon her Loose Woman by Sandra Cisneros The poem has a very strong feminist vibe ,it show us how women should break free of the chains. The poem encourages self expression and shows women how to embrace their gifts given to them by the creator . Me personally I think this poem shouldn't just speak to women , but to any other person who feels they live on the outskirts of society's definition of acceptable or normal. The poem also allow us to see not only invisible ,but evident caste system there is in society between men and women where we are supposed to be

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