Explication The most notable quality of Warsan Shire’s For Woman Who Are ‘Difficult’ To Love is the theme of the poem, which manages to convey a sincere commitment to substance and urgent subject matter with a convincing universal intimacy. Poem Eleven depicts an informative lesson learned by a nameless woman while she experiences life with a man that deems her ‘difficult’ to love. The scenario is complimented as a narrator’s recollective perspective illuminates the ambiguous motif representing the dramatized conflict between the act of diluting self identity rather than harnessing the power embedded within feminine individuality.
The poem opens with the use of the second person pronoun ‘you.’ This initial word choice demonstrates that the
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Once this linguistic decision is considered, it is understood why the poem does not appear to convey a standard systematic form. It could be inferred that this structural indifference is meant to transcend the defining importance of the piece past the primary development of the underlying elements of literary composition, specifically in reference to strict metrical restraint. This would conclusively lead to the construction of a poem that embodies the capability to attain a tangible sensory experience. Donald Davie, English Movement poet and literary critic, offers a proponent stance concerning this methodology as he argues that adhering to a modern understanding of the use of syntax, or pseudo-syntax, does not encourage the culture of abandoning structure all together. Rather, it introduces a ‘vacant’ form, which may be better understood if explored as a convention meant to establish the framework for a concrete experience. (1) This unorthodox method aims to disclose a significantly deeper message as opposed to the alternative approach of leaving the implied theme up to individual interpretation. In choosing to hone the use of rhetoric figures, the author subsequently succeeds in the establishment of a sincere intimate connection between the omniscient narrative and the …show more content…
With the use of this figure, is it understood that the male has contrasted the woman to an untamed horse in attempts to control her. This comparison is historically utilized as a foundation in feminist theory as it illustrates a mantra unifying women in a movement against honing their individuality. In other words, the speaker is encouraging the theme of celebrating the ever-changing elements of femininity rather than refining them. Additional oppressive parallels such as “an impossible highway” and “a burning house” further the speakers employment of rhetoric figures within the element of analogy. This technique is beneficial as it reveals the males alluded perspective that his companion’s defining personality traits are similar to these demonstrations of destruction (3, 4). The role of ‘he,’ who is assumed to be fulfilled by a past lover, is established as the primary influence in reinforcing the woman’s negative self image. However, even though his influence appears to be fundamentally invested in the act of dominance or domestication, the speaker communicates that the man wavers in his stance, stating that this “[woman is] blinding him, that he could never leave [her], forget [her], want anything but [her]” (5-8). The speaker remains in the successional use of rhetoric figures with the
Once this linguistic decision is considered, it is understood why the poem does not appear to convey a standard systematic form. It could be inferred that this structural indifference is meant to transcend the defining importance of the piece past the primary development of the underlying elements of literary composition, specifically in reference to strict metrical restraint. This would conclusively lead to the construction of a poem that embodies the capability to attain a tangible sensory experience. Donald Davie, English Movement poet and literary critic, offers a proponent stance concerning this methodology as he argues that adhering to a modern understanding of the use of syntax, or pseudo-syntax, does not encourage the culture of abandoning structure all together. Rather, it introduces a ‘vacant’ form, which may be better understood if explored as a convention meant to establish the framework for a concrete experience. (1) This unorthodox method aims to disclose a significantly deeper message as opposed to the alternative approach of leaving the implied theme up to individual interpretation. In choosing to hone the use of rhetoric figures, the author subsequently succeeds in the establishment of a sincere intimate connection between the omniscient narrative and the …show more content…
With the use of this figure, is it understood that the male has contrasted the woman to an untamed horse in attempts to control her. This comparison is historically utilized as a foundation in feminist theory as it illustrates a mantra unifying women in a movement against honing their individuality. In other words, the speaker is encouraging the theme of celebrating the ever-changing elements of femininity rather than refining them. Additional oppressive parallels such as “an impossible highway” and “a burning house” further the speakers employment of rhetoric figures within the element of analogy. This technique is beneficial as it reveals the males alluded perspective that his companion’s defining personality traits are similar to these demonstrations of destruction (3, 4). The role of ‘he,’ who is assumed to be fulfilled by a past lover, is established as the primary influence in reinforcing the woman’s negative self image. However, even though his influence appears to be fundamentally invested in the act of dominance or domestication, the speaker communicates that the man wavers in his stance, stating that this “[woman is] blinding him, that he could never leave [her], forget [her], want anything but [her]” (5-8). The speaker remains in the successional use of rhetoric figures with the