Adrienne Rich (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Central metaphor: women's life as...
Central metaphor: women's life as...
A translation
'Permissible fibs' meaning
'Permissible fibs' meaning
Women must soften/alter reality to make it acceptable
'Knot of lies' represents
'Knot of lies' represents
Compromises become tangled & self-destructive
'Oppressor's language' refers to
'Oppressor's language' refers to
Language/frameworks created by those in power
'Dead letters' phrase means
'Dead letters' phrase means
Women's authentic voices killed/deadened
Fire imagery ('burnt-off meanings') shows
Fire imagery ('burnt-off meanings') shows
Women's true meanings stripped away
Medical imagery ('tell the doctor where it hurts') shows
Medical imagery ('tell the doctor where it hurts') shows
Women communicating pain to those who can't understand
Algerian comparison purpose
Algerian comparison purpose
Parallels women's oppression with colonial violence
Free verse structure shows
Free verse structure shows
Breaking free from traditional constraints
Enjambment creates
Enjambment creates
Sense of urgency & continuous struggle
Typographical '~~' shows
Typographical '~~' shows
Fragmentation of authentic expression
Linguistic oppression theme
Linguistic oppression theme
Women must express in male-created language systems
'Our' in title suggests
'Our' in title suggests
Shared condition of womanhood under patriarchy
Naming oppression gives
Naming oppression gives
Space for authentic female voices
Poem functions as
Poem functions as
Feminist manifesto