loud

Cards (8)

  • another example of Jeux d'esprit
  • 'her voice ripped out her throat like a firework'
    simile , intense , anger at injustice
  • 'before she'd been easily led'
    highlight's women's usual passivity , no pronoun = all women?
  • form and structure
    fifth line of each stanza - shorter than rest - final line is jarring to read , disruption is emblematic of women's voice finally breaking free
  • 'gibberish , crap'
    unclear if its her words or the medias
  • 'a flash of light in the dark'
    light - symbolises positivty , good that women's voices are being heard
  • 'loud , loud , louder , the News.'
    repetition , voices drowned out by the News , cynical structure and voice doesn't matter, always worst events going on in the world
  • historical context

    responds to notion that women must be silent and quiet , presents a woman who rejects stereotype of silence. Also critiques the media's enjoyment in sharing horrid stories of the world.
    • Ultimately , the female voice will not matter