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A brief essay plan on Womanhood comparing 'I’m ‘wife’- I’ve finished that-' and 'She Rose to His Requirement'
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Mock Essay PlanPara “I’m Wife” “She rose”
Intro -Marriage as a solemn contract in another poem called “I gave myself to him”
1 P: Structures similar P: Structures similar
E: Dickinson Pro forma E: Dickinson Pro forma
T: Common Metre, Ballad Rhyme, Quatrains T: Common Metre, Ballad Rhyme, Quatrains
A: Prescriptive nature of poem reflects prescriptive A: Prescriptive nature of poem reflects prescriptive
nature of womanhood in marriage as there is poetic nature of womanhood in marriage in this poem in what
dialogue within the poem in the way she must pick a she should put down and what she must take up
place to draw her line in the sand.
C: Dickinson’s choice to fully renounce the prospect C: Dickinson’s choice to fully renounce the prospect of
of marriage and live in devoted marriage to her marriage and live in devoted marriage to her poetic
poetic craft craft
2 P: Both poems see the female focus of the poems P: Both poems see the female focus of the poems claim
claim the title of wife in some part in the opening the title of wife in some part in the opening lines.
lines.
E: “I’m ‘wife’- I’ve finished that- That other state”// E: “She Rose to His Requirement…”
“I’m ‘Wife’”
T: Anaphora, Verb with ambiguity, Capitalisation T: Pronouns, verb, Capitalisation
A: Move from the ambiguous ‘child’ state the state A: The woman and wife figure has (past tense) arisen to
that isn’t even important enough to mention. Here, the bar set by the male/husband figure
past time passes into oblivion. It is with this we see
embracement of wifedom as emphasised by
capitalisation.
C: Dickinson portrays this possibly as a satire of the C: Dickinson portrays this possibly as a satire of the
common trend of the time as they would follow this common trend of the time as they would follow this
path openly, unlike Dickinson with which we have path openly, unlike Dickinson with which we have
previously discussed. previously discussed.
3 P: Both poems explore the power of wifedom and P: Both poems explore the power of wifedom and
womanhood womanhood
E: “I’m Czar- I’m ‘Woman’ now-“ E: “If aught she missed in Her new Day, Of Amplitude,
or Awe-“
T: Capitalisation, metaphor temporal adverb T: Assonance, Lexis
A: The speaker now stands and claims her title of A: The assonance and noun choice create soft power to
womanhood as noted by capitalisation and the womanhood as she almost dominates the world
temporal adverb. This declaration gives power and although it be domestic
regality, a feeling doubled by referential metaphor
to the ruler of Russia
C: The 19th Century woman as the ruler of the C: The 19th Century woman as the ruler of the sphere
sphere domesticity domesticity
4 P: Both poems explore the pains of wifedom and P: Both poems explore the pains of wifedom and
womanhood womanhood
E: “This being comfort- then That other kind-was E: “It lay unmentioned- as the Sea Develops Pearl, and
pain-“ Weed But only to Himself-“
T: Caesura, Ambiguous separation T: Metaphoric conceit
A: The pauses reflect an attempt to block out the A: The pearl is a painful cancer caused by the oyster’s
memories of the before times and live apart from exposure to the sea and is expelled when the pain
the ambiguous past that caused candid and blunt becomes unbearable. Perhaps this pearl lives within the
pain to the speaker. speaker and is formed by exposure to the trapping
realm of domesticity. Beauty in torment.
C: Victorian stoicism culture especially in women C: Victorian stoicism culture especially in women
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