"Soledad"

Poem Review # 106727

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"Soledad"

An analysis of the poem "Soledad" by Angela Manalang Gloria.

2,151 words () | 1 source | MLA | 2008 Philippines

Paper Summary:

This paper makes use of the literary theories of new criticism, structuralism and deconstruction in order to analyze the poem "Soledad" by Angela Manalang Gloria. It examines how these different theories expose various possible interpretations of the poem.

Outline:
New Criticism
Structuralism
Deconstruction

From the Paper:

"In the first line three lines of the poem, it mentioned of the breaking of a window. That act was considered by the people as a sacrilege, a violation of a sacred building, or stealing, misuse or destruction of a sacred object, then, giving us the imagery of a sacred ground being forcefully broken into by the woman with the man. This was described as "some insane moments with him." This is something improper for a woman to do, especially of her personality because she was "a woman carved from pride." By the lines "why she dared profane the bread and wine of life for some insane moments with him," further gave justification of the prior assumption that she is doing something that she can't possibly do before and now she was able to commit such an act because of a man, a firebrand. This also shows that the people were curious of what had become of her, why she has done it and what caused her to change. Also, by the line "bread and wine of life," the poem is telling of place where these sacred objects were kept. "