Analysis Of The Poem Said The Canoe - 920 Words

Isabella Crawford’s, â€Å"Said the Canoe†, identifies her as one with radical intentions to challenge the expected behaviour of women and broaden the way they were seen in society by presenting them in a socially unacceptable manner. This essay will consider how Crawford’s education, upbringing, perception of society, use of metaphor in this poem specifically, and writing style culminated in her creating this poem, which prompted women to later be seen in outside the Victorian stereotype. English literary scholar, Fred Cogswell, goes as far as calling Crawford a feminist in his essay, â€Å"Feminism in Isabella Valency Crawford’s â€Å"Said the Canoe†. Alternatively, for the purpose of this essay, I will not be labelling Crawford a feminist as the term was not yet established when the poem was written. However, I will be using Cogswell’s essay to support the argument of Crawford advocating for women’s rights. Literature in the nineteenth century was notably written for informative purposes. The establishment of three colleges in Toronto; King’s, Trinity, and St. Michael’s (167 Klinck), coupled with the rise of nationalism after Confederation (169 Klinck) sparked the belief that poetry should be used to celebrate Canada and affirm the new nation’s identity (167 Klinck). Additionally, University of Toronto professor, Daniel Wilson, felt that poets should write things â€Å"as they are† instead of as a romanticized interpretation (168 Klinck); contradicting Crawford’s work which used a,Show MoreRelatedRole Of Discipline On Destiny Fulfillment Delivered By Ayotunde Okunowo2497 Words   |  10 Pagesbecome young mothers and young boys take to drug and other dangerous habits. And as we together dissect the topic, I beseech you all to demonstrate the first discipline, by listening with open minds. 3 Before I begin to analyse all my analytical analysis, we may need to define some terms and terminologies for us to have a proper comprehension. Discipline is defined as a method of training your body and mind or of controlling your behaviour that results from training. While destiny on the other handRead MoreThe taste of melon by borden deal11847 Words   |  48 PagesFreddy Gray and J.D. and I had several discussions about the way she walked. I maintained she was putting it on, but J.D. claimed she couldn’t help it. Freddy Gray remarked that she hadn’t walked that way last year. He said she’d walked like any other human being. So then I said, put on or not, I liked the way she walked, and then there was a large silence. It wasn’t a comfortable silence, because of Mr. Wills, Willadean’s father. We were all afraid of Mr. Wills. Mr. Wills was a big man. HeRead MoreJane Austen’s Novels and the Contemporary Social and Literary Conventions.12979 Words   |  52 PagesAusten’s negotiating with the contemporary conventions. In the first chapter the way conduct manuals perceived a woman is presented. The second chapter describes the trends in the novels written at that time. The third chapter is the beginning of the analysis of Austen’ writing in contrast to her contemporaries as well as in the way the author herself perceives her writing. In the following chapters the novels Pride and Prejudice and Emma are used as the examples of Austen’s works in which the protagonists