Question

How would you describe the tone in “Barbie Doll”? Does it change over the course of the poem or remain consistent? What details contribute to it? How does Marge Piercy create irony at the end of the poem?

Answer 1

The tone of the poem is dreary and snide. The creator utilizes irony and a snide tone to clarify her point about the unattainable picture of excellence. Piercy utilizes irony to effectively express her idea. The irony, which originates from the Greek word "eiron," alludes to how a speaker "covers up" or somehow or another downplays what she truly implies. The finish of Piercy's poem is amusing because the main thing that is culminated is "girlchild's" passing. At the point when the speaker wishes "each lady an upbeat consummation," she is communicating disdain at what has happened to the girlchild and what routinely befalls ladies who have been associated to make men's wants their own.