White Writing Flashcards
1
Q
Purpose
A
Love
Freedom from patriarchal control
2
Q
Structure
A
Third section of the collection – modern women and the struggles they face.
Irregular rhyme scheme – present but not regular and future is unstable
Regular quatrains – love is stable despite the uncertainty of postmodern life
First person narrative – reflective and prayerful.
No meter and is in free verse, no boundaries in love.
-Epithalum – a poem written especially for the bride on her way to the marriage chamber
3
Q
Extra
A
Addresses the arms of the establishment (juxtaposed with very personal actions)
Love is always captured in nature – old way appears stuffy
