Post Modernism “You Fit Into Me” PDF

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Aviles 1 Keisha Aviles Enc 1102 Professor Kenefick 27 October 2021 Post Modernism: “You Fit Into Me” Margaret Atwood, a Canadian writer, wrote: "You Fit Into Me." First appearing in "The Politics of Power," a 1971 poem that explored feminist themes. Overall, the poem implies that there is a fine line between passion and pain (Kristin 2). In this poem, Atwood uses metaphor to compare the love that used to "fit" but is now injured using an open eye and a fish hook. The short shows how love can be damaging in a Post-Modern World. Atwood's poem's length, populism, and punctuation stand out to be a Post Modernism work. The length is short and with little content, just like the relationship. Readers can effortlessly grasp what Atwood is saying in the short poem through metaphors. In the first line, "you fit into me like a hook into an eye," the readers can see the image of two happily-in-love people. The last line, "a fish hook in an open eye," represents someone in pain due to a broken relationship. The length is short but metaphorically communicating. The few words used to enable readers to take every word as crucial. As per the poem, the little content shows how the relationship had no future, and just like that, the persona is giving up due to pain. Populism, a feature, employs appealing words that are familiar to the readers. A simile is a comparison of things known to audiences to make a description more emphatic or vivid. "You fit into me" are statements mainly relating to love or sexual relations. "Like a hook into an eye," people know how eye and hook are attached in clothing, allowing the ready to connect this to love affairs termed as sincere easily. "A fish hook in an open eye," when a fish hook points into

Aviles 2 an open eye, it is always painful. The line relates to the relationship that never works; however, the persona finds it hard to break free. Punctuation, lack of punctuation indicates the feeling of not caring or unhappiness contributing to the poem's overall meaning. The poem's line, "You fit into me like a hook into an eye," reveals closeness and attachment just like the hook and eye fit fastened a dress. However, the second stanza, "a fish hook, an open eye," shows how the relationship was not of happiness but rather was that which brought pain and unhappiness. The use of "You" is a good feature used by the poet to make audiences feel like the persona is communicating with them hence creating a bond. The use of quotes helped avoid the multiple lines. The lines are in quotes and short, making them appear like sentences and considered very important. In a broader view, Atwood's poem interpretation paralleling many women's experiences in romantically intimate relationships. A love that once appeared perfect and promising starts to feel, for various reasons, like an overwhelming deception professedly impossible to break free of (David 16). There is the understanding that in patriarchy, men wield broad structural power over women in society. Even a loving relationship between a man and woman always carries an implicit threat. The poem implies that the man's power is always present, even when not violently enacted. The poem's interpretation can also be about gender.

Aviles 3 Work Cited McCurnin. “‘You Fit Into Me’: A One Paragraph Analysis.” Verse Going, 18 Sept. 2014, versegoing.blogspot.com/2014/09/you-fit-into-me-one-paragraph-analysis.html. Poetry Foundation. “[You Fit into Me] by Margaret Atwood.” Poetry Foundation, Power Politics, 1971, www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/151653/you-fit-into-me. “[You Fit into Me] Poem Summary and Analysis.” LitCharts, 12 July 2020, www.litcharts.com/poetry/margaret-atwood/you-fit-into-me#:%7E:text=%22%5Byou %20fit%20into%20me%5D,beneath%20the....