The purpose of the poem is to raise awareness about the increasing number of ‘bride burning’ and dowry deaths, taking place in our society. It suggests that the woman portrayed could be any woman. The poet takes up a little incident in the life of a married woman of a middle-class family and throughRead more
The purpose of the poem is to raise awareness about the increasing number of ‘bride burning’ and dowry deaths, taking place in our society. It suggests that the woman portrayed could be any woman. The poet takes up a little incident in the life of a married woman of a middle-class family and through this little incident projects the fate of all women.
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Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them. The poet depicts the pitiable state of women in Indian society. Alliteration: The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the begiRead more
Another Woman Summary
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