"Washing Day"

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The paper relates that the central theme of the poem "Washing Day" is a satire of everyday activities. The paper notes that the poem examines the common everyday activities of working women and critiques these activities from an ironic and slightly mocking distance. The paper shows how the poem achieves a more sublime view of humanity and reality in which we see all activates great and small reduced to the same level and as part of the essential pattern of art and artistic creation.

From the Paper:

"There are various critical views and approaches to this poem. A common view of this poem is that it about the suffering and hardship of the women compared to men. However a more obvious and insightful interpretation of the meaning of the poem is that it is intended to be ironic and uses a mock-heroic tone as one of the main devices to express its central theme. The central theme, therefore, is a satire of everyday activities, rather then being a poem that is mainly about tragedy or social suffering."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Washing-Day. April 29, 2007. http://ssad.bowdoin.edu:9780/snipsnap/eng242 s05/space/Washing Day>

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