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Comparative study- Poem 'Standing female nude' analysis - Coggle…
Comparative study- Poem 'Standing female nude' analysis
Theme
Social inequality
'Both poor, we make our living how we can'
'He is concerned about volume, space. I with the next meal'
Gender inequality
'He possesses me on canvas'
'The bourgeoisie will coo at such an image of a river-whore'
Audience and purpose
Men who exploit and mistreat women
'Little men, you've not the money for the arts I sell'
The middle class and upper class of society
'Six hours like this for a few francs'
Tone and mood
Tone- Depressing
'At night I fill myself with wine and dance around the bars'
Mood- Dissonance
'I shall be represented analytically and hung in great museums'
Tone- Detachment, complacency
'I say Twelve Francs and get my shawl'
Mood- Pity
My breasts hang slightly low, the studio is cold'
Language and structure
Standardised sentence and paragraph length
Short sentences. 'My smile confuses him'
Main punctuation is full stops, commas. The punctuation doesn't show the internal conflict.
'I have to. There's no choice. Don't talk'
Stylistic devices
Powerful visual imagery. 'Belly nipple arse in the window light'
Sarcasm. 'They call it art'
Alliteration. 'Magnificent, she murmurs, moving on'