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  1. Enjambment: Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example, “O, you do not have/ ovary, / woman, thou art not.” Rhetorical question: A rhetorical question is a device used to persuade or subtly influence the audience. It's a question asked not for the answer,Read more

    1. Enjambment: Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example, “O, you do not have/ ovary, / woman, thou art not.”
    2. Rhetorical question: A rhetorical question is a device used to persuade or subtly influence the audience. It’s a question asked not for the answer, but for the effect. For example, “can you live/ this life we live?”

     

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  1. The poet describes how she lost her male genitalia and had to battle for social acceptance as a woman. She claims that she didn't need to practice "Transcendental Yoga" to become a lady. Poet illustrates how society treats transgender people harshly, despite the fact they have to struggle for acceptRead more

    The poet describes how she lost her male genitalia and had to battle for social acceptance as a woman. She claims that she didn’t need to practice “Transcendental Yoga” to become a lady. Poet illustrates how society treats transgender people harshly, despite the fact they have to struggle for acceptance their entire lives. The poet declares herself ovary-free because she does not want an ovary to carry the garbage of fanatical religious casteism. Here, the poet exudes self-assurance because she feels fortunate not to have been born a woman. She is appreciative of her identity since it allows her to be all of these things.

     

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  1. The poem's subject matter is social prejudices. The poet declares herself to be ovary-free because she does not want an ovary to carry the dirt of fanatical religious casteism. The poet utilizes poetry to highlight how negatively society perceives transgender people. She is thankful for it since itRead more

    The poem’s subject matter is social prejudices. The poet declares herself to be ovary-free because she does not want an ovary to carry the dirt of fanatical religious casteism. The poet utilizes poetry to highlight how negatively society perceives transgender people. She is thankful for it since it allows her to be all of these things.

     

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