The Diet Flashcards
‘Then it was sweet, then it was Stilton’ Technique
Polar juxtaposition
‘Then it was sweet, then it was Stilton’
Meaning
Food as uninteresting or indulgent reflects unhealthy relationship with food
‘Skeleton preened under its tight flesh dress’ Technique
Personification
‘Skeleton preened under its tight flesh dress’ Meaning
Skeleton as proud woman suggests degradation satisfys woman
‘Lay in the tent of a nostril like a germ’ Technique
Atypical simile
‘Lay in the tent of a nostril like a germ’ Meaning
Suggest illness led to yearn for human body without stability
‘Starved stayed stared’ Technique
Sibilance
‘Starved,stayed, stared’ Meaning
Physically starved
Bitter juxtaposition with easy diet
‘Binging’ Meaning
A religious connection to excess sin and gluttony
Context
1.25 million people suffer with eating disorders 75% female
Social media has caused a pandemic of dieting, fitness and looking the best for the camera.
How many stanzas?
8 with 7 lines
Effect of stanzas
Regularity reflects strict nature of woman’s diet
What rhyme is used?
Internal
Effect of rhyme
Pushes woman onwards into her diet journey
What is the overall structure of the poem?
Cyclical
