An Analysis Of Marge Piercy's Barbie Doll

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Poems and other written works of art are made to convey a point to their audience. Words carry meaning, but sometimes you need more to really get the feeling across to the readers. Poets use tone, point of view, imagery, and other poetic technics to prove the main idea of the poem.
In Shakespeare's poem, the speaker explains all the things their love is not. Yet even though their “mistress” doesn't fit the standard for beauty, they still find her beautiful. First person point of view in this poem is important in that it lets the reader know this is how the speaker feels, not just a point in general. The speaker uses metaphors to describe the expectations, and the metaphors create imagery to show exactly what their love is not. “Coral is far more red than her lips’ red” says the speaker; The tone is speculative but admiring, as the speaker is analyzing their loves features, but not in a negative way. …show more content…
It starts off light, but before the first stanza has even ended, it becomes dark and somber. The speaker is almost sardonic when they say “Doesn't she look pretty? everyone said. Consummation at last.” The point of view is as of an on looker at this “girlchild”s
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