Question

summary of rites of sense by meena Alexander
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Answer 1

summary of rites of sense by Meena Alexander -

• the poet in this poem is portraying about her mother .
• the poem is on the theme of feminism.
• she showcases the gender inequality and women's condition in India and South Asian countries.
• through portraying her mother's image she is putting forward the harsh reality of women and how claustrophobic the poet feels trapped in her mother's body.
• the sacrifices and love that the women are expected to give seems a burden .

Answer 2

The poem rites of sense were written by Meena Alexander.

Meena Alexandra was born in Allahabad later raised in Kerala she was sent to England at the age of 18 to complete the studies she referred to herself as a woman affected by multiple migrations.

• The poem deals with the theme of migration and memory the poem metaphorically compares the mother-daughter relationship to a relationship of root and its branches. The poem addresses the need for women to voice out their thoughts to empower themselves and follow their dreams regardless of what society wants or orders them to do.
• The poem described that women were not only made to work in the houses but do more than that because women's were capable to be successful in life than the Men's, the poem main focus was to encourage women and their thoughts show that they can speak up in the society ignoring all the odds and blockage in the same.