Plog-o Numero Cinco ( five) .....Siren Song

In Margaret Atwood's Siren Song, Atwood uses the metaphors of a bird suit and siren, and diction in order to expose the stereotype of women and the negative depiction of beautiful women.

Atwood uses the metaphor of bird suit to represent the negative depiction of women because it compares woem to birds, and how they are dangerous. The bird suit connotes a trapped or enclosed feeling, which describes how the speaker feels, and wants to get out, shown by the statement "out of this bird suit". The metaphor of bird suit also depicts and stereotypes women because it demonstrates women to be deceptive and sneaky, and the men to be vain and egotistical because they caused these stereotypes of the women.

Siren, another metaphor used by Atwood, is a symbol of women and how they attract people. "Irresistable: the song that forces men to leap overboard..." illustrates the negative depiction of women because it states that they are beautiful, irresistable, and about how they cause men to kill themselves, or "jump overboard". This demonstrates a negative depiction of women because it says that they are dangerous and that they can't fend for themselves. Siren also connotes danger, which furthers the metaphor as women being sirens, because they are dangerous, yet beautiful.

Overall, Atwood uses these metaphors and diction in order to expose men as vain and egotistical people who stereotype beautiful women as dangerous creatures.