Analysis Of The Poem She's '

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As the author narrates through the poem she tells her audience about, the life of a young girl maturing through life, with the challenges of puberty talking over. For instance the opening stanza uses the innocence of a young girl, who life transitions with the fascinating works of puberty. Leading into (line 1) “the girlchild was born as usual”. Describes her being as any other girl born into this world. Continuing to (line 2-4) “presented dolls that did pee-pee and mature GE stoves and irons and wee little lipsticks the color of cherry candy”. Describes the girl innocence as she receives all these toys to play wit, or can also be interpreted into the role she will take as she grows older. Furthermore as the stanza ends, it speaks about

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