Dickinson's poem seems a little vague to me. If we weren't on the topic we were, I don't think I would take anything from it. I get the feeling she is angry. A loaded gun to me can express something(or someone) that is ready to blow. Had enough. I don't know if she is angry about her position in life or what she is subjected to. Again, staying on this theme of female oppression, I can only assume that it's related to that.
Marvell on the other hand seems to give a male perspective on possibly pressuring a woman (a virgin who seems to refuse) into having sex with him. He obviously wants this woman, and claims that with each delay, his love grows stronger. At the same time, he feels as though time is running out.
Yes, there seems to be a feeling of oppression especially that the speaker refers to an "owner" and "master", but what does the speaker mean in the last lines when she says
ReplyDeleteThough I than He - may longer live
He longer must - than I -
For I have but the power to kill,
Without--the power to die--(Dickinson 20-24)?
Good paraphrase of Marvell's poem. If we keep with the theme of oppression, can you make a connection between the two poems?