Eat Me and The Mermaid: poem analysis

1. 1"Starvation forgives men many things, my uncle, the aquarium keeper, said, but couldn't look me in the eye"

   1. AGenetics
   2. BGiuseppe
   3. CFrom the Journal of a Disappointed Man
2. 2Eat Me:
   There are [blank_start]10[blank_end] tercets with [blank_start]3[blank_end] lines, which shows that it is a [blank_start]strong[blank_end] structure.
   Eat me is a [blank_start]dramatic[blank_end] monologue of a wife being in control of the husband who likes "[blank_start]soft girls[blank_end]", which suggests that he has the ability to [blank_start]mould[blank_end] together woman and control her through "the rush of [blank_start]fast[blank_end] food".
   There are [blank_start]half-rhymes[blank_end] within this poem with the words "cake" and "weight". This half rhyme causes uncertainty and vagueness as well as creating a suspicious tone.
   The tone is continuously submissive and melancholy, as if she could never tell someone about her situation - creating great sympathy for the reader to feel.
   
   There are personal pronouns in this poem; e.g: "And I ate, I did what I was told". This quote relates back to the idea of the husband being in control of the wife as he "poured olive oil down my throat" with is an assonance of 'o', suggesting chocking. There are also many metaphors within this poem including; "I was his Jacuzzi" and "my globe of a cheek". This specific metaphor is contrasting the body image and emphasising how "chubby" she really is.
   There is a lot of Water imagery within this poem. The quote which stands out is " I was a tidal wave of flesh" which suggests that she realises she has hidden power which brings about death, this foreshadows the gruesome end of the poem where we question if she has actually killed him. As well as questioning whether it is suggesting closure from food or closure from greed.

   1. A10
   2. B5
   3. C15
   4. D3
   5. E4
   6. Fstrong
   7. Gmultiple
   8. Hrigid
   9. IInternal
   10. JDramatic
   11. KRound girls
   12. LSoft Girls
   13. MBig girls
   14. NForm
   15. OShape
   16. PMould
   17. QFast
   18. RComfort
   19. SAll
   20. THalf-rhymes
   21. UFull rhymes
   22. VNo continuous rhymes

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