What are the poetic devices used in the poem The Woman?

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Radhika · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-20T20:30:03+05:30

Repetition- Repetition is a literary device in which a word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or effect. The word “big” has been repeated twice to lay stress on the burden of the woman.
Simile- simile is used when the poet directly compares one thing to another by using the words “as” or “like”. In this poem, the poet uses a simile in the lines “Where young women drew water like myself” and “mud container on my head/ Like a big painful umbrella.”
Symbolism- symbolism is when the poet uses words to symbolize a concept, person or idea in a poem. In this poem, the “heavy umbrella” symbolizes the burden of domestic responsibilities and the gender roles the woman has to carry.
Metaphor- metaphor is used when the poet makes an undercut comparison between two things without using the words “like” or “as”. In the poem, the poet uses metaphors in the lines “the pleasures of the flesh” and “angry vigilance of the sun”.
Enjambment – enjambment is when the line is continued onto the next line without any pause. In the poem, the poet uses enjambment to create an internal connection between the concept and the idea presented by the poet.
Rhetorical question- a rhetorical question is a question asked by the poet without the intention of getting an answer but to put stress on an idea. The poem ends with the poet asking two rhetorical questions. These questions are asked only to highlight the suffering of the woman.

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