The poem “Siren Song” is written by Margaret Atwood in 1976. Poems have more meaning to them when you break apart the words. Analyzing a poem is an easier way of breaking down the the poem. It is a way that you can break apart the poem and find out what the poem is really about. If you don’t understand a poem a great way to understand the poem is to break it apart.
This poem establishes that a siren is the subject of the poem. It begins with a siren telling us about her song. She explains to us that the song is a cry for help. She is calling for help because her living conditions are dismal. Some words in the poem have a great effect on the poem. For example, in the poem it says “this trio,fatal and valuable”(18). She is describing how her
This poem establishes that a siren is the subject of the poem. It begins with a siren telling us about her song. She explains to us that the song is a cry for help. She is calling for help because her living conditions are dismal. Some words in the poem have a great effect on the poem. For example, in the poem it says “this trio,fatal and valuable”(18). She is describing how her