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Understanding Poetic Devices and Empowerment

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Choose a poem from this week’s readings and explain how it shows its female character(s) being empowered (or not). Identify and analyze one crucial poetic device (distinctive diction, imagery, metaphor, allusion, etc.) that the poet uses to convey her message. Remember, as always, to include brief quotes to support your claims.
you can use any of the following texts (all you have to do is look up the pdfs)
Sharon Olds: "The Death of Marilyn Monroe" (1279), "The Language of the Brag" (1279–1280), "Rite of Passage" (1280–1281), "The One Girl at the Boys' Party" (1281), "This" (1281–1282), and "The Mortal One" (1282–1283)
Louise Gluck: "The School Children" (p. 1283), "The Drowned Children" (1284); "Dedication to Hunger" (p. 1284), "Widows" (1285), "Terminal Resemblance" (1286), "First Memory" (1287), "Lullaby" (1287), and "Vita Nova" (1287)

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Poetic Devices and Empowerment
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Poetic Devices and Empowerment
“The Language of the Brag” is a feminist poem by Sharon Olds which speaks to the achievements of women living in a misogynistic world and celebrates their sexuality and femininity. Imagery is one of the most employed poetic device: the poet uses vivid and somewhat grotesque imagery to illustrate the experiences of women, particularly the act of giving life, which she prides in and compares to the physical accomplishments of men. The poem begins by figuratively describing the poet’s fantasy of excelling in knife-throwing, an activity that is generally sexist and male dominated. Using figurative language, the poet evokes a sensory experience of her body achieving a form of muscular agility and glory, thereby illustrating the kind of male vigor ...
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