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    Alliteration: It means to use initial consonants in successive words. The sonnet shows the use of consonant sounds, such as /b/ in “being born” or /m/ in “me make” or /w/ in “when we.” Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /i/ in “Am urged by yRead more

    1. Alliteration: It means to use initial consonants in successive words. The sonnet shows the use of consonant sounds, such as /b/ in “being born” or /m/ in “me make” or /w/ in “when we.”

    2. Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /i/ in “Am urged by your propinquity to find” and the sound of /o/ in “To bear your body’s weight upon my breast.”

    3. Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line, such as the sound of /n/ and /z/ in “By all the needs and notions of my kind” and the sound of /f/ and /s/ in “Your person fair, and feel a certain zest.”

    4. Enjambment: It means to roll over one verse to the next without a pause. The sonnet shows enjambment, such as; “Think not for this, however, the poor treason/ Of my stout blood against my staggering brain,/ I shall remember you with love, or season/ My scorn with pity,—let me make it plain:”

    5. Imagery: Imagery is used to make readers perceive things involving their five senses. Edna St Vincent Millay used imagery in this poem, such as “Am urged by your propinquity to find”, “So subtly is the fume of life designed” and “To clarify the pulse and cloud the mind.”

    6. Metaphor: It is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects that are different in nature. The poet used the metaphor of fume for his lust.

    7. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet used the personification of treason and blood as if they were two persons.

    8. Symbolism: Symbolism is using symbols to signify ideas and qualities, giving them symbolic meanings that are different from the literal meanings. The poem shows symbols such as needs, propinquity, weight, breast, and body to express her lustful passions.

     

     

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    The poet's sexual sentiments and passions are expressed in the sonnet. She does, however, acknowledge that as a woman, she is compelled to experience and act upon these feelings while she is near her partner. When she controls herself and says that it appears that her blood is fighting against her cRead more

    The poet’s sexual sentiments and passions are expressed in the sonnet. She does, however, acknowledge that as a woman, she is compelled to experience and act upon these feelings while she is near her partner. When she controls herself and says that it appears that her blood is fighting against her cerebral capacity, she even senses the weight of his body against her breast and is almost about to have an orgasmic realization. She claims that even though she still has feelings for him, she does not believe that they will be speaking in the future only because of her libido. This is insufficient justification to continue with love and friendship.

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    This sonnet shows the rhyme scheme of ABBACDDC in its octave and EFEFEE in its sestet. I Being Born A Woman And Distressed Summary

    This sonnet shows the rhyme scheme of ABBACDDC in its octave and EFEFEE in its sestet.

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    This sonnet's three main themes are love, temperance, and lust. The poet has masterfully illuminated the fervor of lust. She believes that she can always feel the presence of her boyfriend on her. It is a result of her blood's revolt against her wishes. She has, however, conquered her love for revolRead more

    This sonnet’s three main themes are love, temperance, and lust. The poet has masterfully illuminated the fervor of lust. She believes that she can always feel the presence of her boyfriend on her. It is a result of her blood’s revolt against her wishes. She has, however, conquered her love for revolt. She admits that she loves her partner for this reason, but she is now in charge of this uprising. And that she should not keep loving him and communicating with him in the future since it is insufficient. Instead, she would learn to regulate her emotions and desires.

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