Analysis Of Adrienne Rich s Twenty One Love Poems

Diana Farinho ENG 385 5/8/2015 Love poems Adrienne Rich’s â€Å"Twenty-One Love Poems,† mainly focus on lesbian lovers which is a different style of writing from typical love poetry that is usually written by a man to a woman. The two poems that will be focused on are â€Å"To His Coy Mistress† written by Andrew Marvell as well as â€Å"There Is a Garden in Her Face† by Thomas Campion. Rich’s love poems mainly focus on two women who work together against all odds using the strength of their love. They also have a powerful love for one another which keeps their relationship close and deep. In contrast, the poems that are written by the male poets seem as though they speak of their lover as being a goddess or someone they worship rather than a partner. The attraction that the men have in these poems for the women is mostly physical attraction. They look at women as beautiful, innocent, and pure which is not realistically correct in most cases. Specifically in Marvell and Campion’s poem s it seems like more of a fairy tale rather than a real love story in which Rich describes in her poems. Another noticeable difference among these writers is that Rich spoke mainly of women she is close to and had . Whereas Marvell and Campion described the women as simply beautiful and enchanting. Equality is one of the big difference between these three writers. Rich writes about her lover as her equal partner in contrast to Marvell’s and Campion’s poems where the female is looked upShow MoreRelated Examination of Womens Friendships through an Analysis of Katherine Philips Friendships Mystery4228 Words   |  17 PagesExamination of Womens Friendships through an Analysis of Katherine Philips Friendships Mystery: To My Dearest Lucasia When readers reflect on the poetry of the seventeenth century, poets such as John Donne and the Metaphysicals, Jonson and the Cavaliers, and John Milton often come to mind. The poetry crosses over various boundaries of Neoplatonic, Ovidian, and Petrarchan forms, for example, often with many references to women filling the lines. Described as helpless creaturesRead MoreImpooving Employee Performance72019 Words   |  289 PagesAppraisal Signiï ¬ cant Job Segments Standards of Performance 3. The Appraisal and the Interview The Appraisal Process Preparing for the Appraisal Interview Conducting the Appraisal Interview vii xiii xv 1 5 25 49 v vi C ON TE NT S 4. The Performance Improvement Plan Preparing an Effective Plan 5. On-the-Job Coaching The Effective Coach Coaching Approaches and Techniques 6. Five Program Requirements An Effective Performance Review Program Posttest Test Answers and Reasons for