Marge Piercy- The Secretary Chant-

Language:
The poem is structured almost like a list until the end when she explains that she "wonce" was a woman. I didn't fully understand why a W was placed on once. But having consecutive W sounds make it seem more like the chant that it is.

Argument:
Common, almost mundane, office supplies being used as ways to describe and build this woman shows that she is no longer a person but an inhuman force of the office. Though she is described in great detail, through the use of machines and supplies, other than her eyes, her face is never mentioned. I would think this goes along with her not being a person but merely another fixture of work.

Structure:
Piercy's use of onomatopoeia adds an air of excitement to the tragic story of a woman loosing herself. These noises break up the description and add interest to the monotony of her existence.

Anne Sexton- Cinderella

Language:
"That story" words seen several times within the poem shows a sense that everyone has heard of a story like this. Your brother's best friend's cousin is the man of the story or you neighbors aunt possibly. Regardless it is showing that it is almost common place for people to find overwhelming amounts of luck and joy. It should be expected.

Argument:
Fairy tale ending are crap. That's the basic moral that I get from Anne Sexton's poem. Coming from an original Brothers Grimm story it wasn't her plot but she is definitely making a statement about fairy tales and how they aren't as happy as Disney may portrait them. the ending of the poem makes it quite clear that she doesn't believe fairy tale endings (as they are often described) are possible.

Structure:
Sexton starts by depicting four common mini-stories about everyday man (or woman) finding ultimate wealth and happiness just by the stroke of luck. Then she forms a fairytale that depict in detail the story of Cinderella (through the Brothers Grimm version) and their happily ever after. The poem reads more like a story than poetry at times and one may get lost in the rich imagery of the story.