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Poems of the Decade AS Revision

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Provides an in-depth analysis of all the required poems for the exams such as 'Eat Me' as they are quotes are analysed and the key themes are discussed. Language, structure, form, and symbolism of each poem are analysed. Therefore, meeting all the AOs.

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Poetry Revision
Eat me:

- Title meaning ‘Eat Me’could suggest the speaker feels the man is mentally devouring her
spirituality. An alternatve interpretaton is the personifcaton of the cake could suggest the
speaker is in denial of her relatonshipp she believes the temptatons of her habit are due to the
cake rather than her domineering lover. Thus, poem begins with her lover’s imperatveedemand
emphasizing his manipulaton and dominancepmen are deemed to be in control of their
relatonships resultng in the isolaton of women. Alternatvely, ‘eat’has connotatons of hunger
suggestng her lover is in essence the food she needs in order to survivep at this point her
inability to be denial of relatonship causes her to believe this trangressive relatonship is a
necessity.
- Possessive pronoun of ‘his’ objectfes the speaker and decreasing her importance which is
coupled with the idea of directly linking with an object such as his ‘Jacuzzi’ which causes pathos
for the speaker
- ‘I like big girls, sof girls’ the objectfcaton in this line shows how much the man is using the
woman for his pleasure, not for hers. The only focus is on what he wants and likes, without any
regard for the woman. The repetton of ‘girls’ can be seen as patronizing the woman, and can
also be seen as showing her vulnerability by likening her more to a child than an adult. This also
infers that he wants something he can controleshapeemanage.
- ‘my only pleasure the rush of fast food’ by emphasizing the ‘rush’ it is clear that any pleasure
the woman receives is short lived, with all the focus being on the man and with her needs not
fully catered for. The alliteraton of ‘fast food’ helps to show the importance of this line to the
poem, and also shows how unhealthy this relatonship is, both in terms of physical food being
eaten and the mental appreciaton between the two. Some may interpret the the line as
representng an unhealthy addicton both to the food and the relatonship.
- ‘There was nothing else lef in the house to eat’ strong sense of uncertainty and marks the
point at which the woman now has to provide for herself.
- ‘Forbidden fruit’is a biblical allusion thereby suggestng this relatonship and her physical state
are dangerous to society as it suggests what her lover is doing is sinful. Moreover, this suggests
women are deemed as responsible for trangressive behavior like eve in the Garden of Eden
whereby men are in fact those responsible. Alternatvely, when eve ate the forbidden fruit the
bad was released into the world as well as carnal knowledge thereby suggestng the man only
desires her for his sexually needs.
- ‘shipwreck’ ‘tdal wave of fesh’ ‘beached whale’ connects the idea of fatecellulite with oceanse
waves associated with their expansesedepth which helps to show how overweight the woman
has become. Moreover, water is submerging and engulfs (it can change into whatever shape it
wants)p she has no strength however is the hidden power that brings death at the end of the
poem.
- STRUCTURE: Enjambment constantly interrupted by caesuras suggestng the speaker was born
with the ability to be free however her lover is a burden to herp she is trapped within the

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