She Rose To His Requirment- Drop

Question 1

When was he rose to his requirement dropt written

Answer 1

1862

Question 2

What is the structure of she rose to his requirement dropt

Answer 2

Three stanza poem
Quatrains
Half rhyme “life, wife”

Question 3

What is the form of she rose to his requirement dropt

Answer 3

Iambic tetrameter and trimeter causing the poem to mimic a ballad and Hymn

Question 4

What is the theme of she rose to his requirement dropt

Answer 4

Marriage
Singlehood
Confinement
Patriarchy
Lack of identity

Question 5

What is the tone of she rose to his requirement dropt

Answer 5

Sarcastic ambiguous tone

Question 6

What are language techniques of she rose to his requirement dropt (1)

Answer 6

• Capital letter “His Requirement” can show how a woman’s value of life depending on marital status, the woman belongs to the man.
• The placing and pause of “dropt” right from the beginning of their relationship the woman’s personality and interests are dropped from the beginning instantly without a second thought.
• connotation of “honourable” to show being that being woman and wife is an honourable position.
• playthings show a woman’s status in society, to the patriarchal perspective womens interests are seen as trivial and unimportant

Question 7

What is a quick over view of she rose to his requirement dropt

Answer 7

This poem explores the positivity and negativity of marriage, her status is risen but in return they are expected to drop everything to meet his requirements (his wants) even if that requires sacrifice. It explores womens placing in society

Question 8

What is the context of she rose to his requirement dropt

Answer 8

Feminist critics will state that Dickinsons new form of poetry is breaking free of the male control over poetry through creating her own style this can refer to her breaking away also from the norms of marriage

The third stanza can conclude on a note of solemnity showing female assertions.

Question 9

What are language techniques of she rose to his requirement dropt (2)

Answer 9

• stanza 2 she’s analysing her new life
• metaphor “her new Day” for married life she didn’t exist before the marriage
• metaphor “or the Gold In using, wear away” of the gold ring, the longer the marriage the more a woman forgets her past self, she’s worn away by marriage.
• she uses the metaphor of the sea to represent silence and being trapped. The interests and specialities of the sea is hidden deep down only the sea knows what it’s capable of.
• She uses the Simile “as the Sea” to link herself to the sea her beauties and personality is unknown to anyone else as she’s expected to not show these beauties as they’re seen as playthings