In Rita Dove's Adolescence II, Rita demonstrates the life of a young woman who is dealing with and tryin to maintain her innocence, yet during this peak in her life, she is targeted and looked at as food. Rita does this through the use of diction and similes.
II. Innocence
a) Baby Breast
b)quiver
c)pale
d)licorice
e)chuckle
f)glittering
III. Seen as food
a) dinner plates
b)slice
c)tines
d)strips
e)baby breasts
IV. Similes
a) eyes as round as dinner plates... (as if the young woman is seen as a piece of food and is ready to be devoured.)
b) eyelashes like sharpened tines ( as if ready to pick at her)
c) licorice- symbol of innocence and childhood
V. Conclusion
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2 comments:
Lol. nice outline, veryyy...vague. But overall i get where or what you're trying to do with the poem. Your intro is pretty okay, i think you should probably try to get an attention "getter" or a teaser to draw the readers in. But i liked your use of motifs and how you inclued the poet's choice of words or diction. Overall, Goodd ;)
I had always thought of this poem about a male figure. It looks completely different as a female. I think that's interesting.
a little vague but it makes logical sense.
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