Analysis of poem- Muliebrity- Sujata Bhatt

  • Date: May 07, 2008
  • Level: Junior High, 9th grade
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  • Length: 3 pages (713 words)
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Subject  > Literature Research Papers  > World Literature  > Poetry

The poem “muliebrity” by Sujata Bhatt, talks about the power women possess and the character of women, who take pride in what they do, even if it is just picking cow-dung. The poet speaks of a girl, who is a representation of village women, who does the tedious job of picking cow-dung outside a temple and the girl is described in a very reverential manner. The title of the poem “muliebrity”, suggests womanhood. The connotation of the title, status and power of a woman, is reflected in the poem where the author uses the words “greatness” and “power”. The poet talks about her imperative childhood experiences through her poems, using an optimistic tone, to make it more affective. With a ...

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... audience would be able to imagine the situation. The smells besiege the poet “separately and simultaneously”, which tells us that though all these smells are present together, she describes them individually so that it has a deeper impact on the readers. The poet says that she doesn’t want to use the girl as a metaphor, and as a role model for every other woman, but she doesn’t want to forget the girl, who retained the womanhood in her, irrespective of her job. The poet explores all the feminine qualities of a woman through this poem, elegance, pride, dignity, independence and the way a woman presents herself to the world, having a strong and powerful personality. The

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