The Tattooed Man
The poem The Tattooed Man consists of seven stanzas with each stanza containing a couplet that does not rhyme. This structure of the poem is almost similar to that of a sonnet. However rather unconventionally like the typical Shakespearian sonnet this poem does not follow any rhyming metre. This could also be an ironic tool in order to portray the rejection of love and amy also be a metaphor in itself to portray the disjointed rhythm of the characters life. It is a sonnet like form in its visual effect, the 14 lines and couplets are proof of this. However the content of this poem presents the opposite of this as the central idea of love is banished from the readers thoughts almost immediately. This can be explored in several aspects of the
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The poem is depicted from the sketch that the women in the poem has drawn, in which she wishes everything to “be its opposite’’ (23). The tattoo is a powerful symbol within the poem, it has been used to represent resilience against the holocaust and the empowerment of women. The dragon (9) that is represented in the poem has quite an intimate meaning in its symbol. the dragon can be perceived as a symbol of freedom, the narrator admires the flames: “ I said to the artist, more flames’’ (24), the tattoo emerges as this transformative capacity and clearly form this the narrator wants to form an alternative identity for herself. the dragon completely transforms the tattoo and can also be interpreted to act as the mythological Phoenix. The reference to the mythological Phoenix is supported by the reference to ashes, the dragon or symbol of the phoenix emerges from the ashes to signify a rebirth of the author. by fusing these images the theme of empowerment arises for women in particular as focus from the dragon can also be focused on the maid: “ in fact if I flex the muscles a certain way, the flames would appear from her mouth’’ (18-21). it is evident that the tattoo can be seen as an auto biographical creature of the poem for the character as a symbol of retaliation and rebirth against the concentration
The poem is depicted from the sketch that the women in the poem has drawn, in which she wishes everything to “be its opposite’’ (23). The tattoo is a powerful symbol within the poem, it has been used to represent resilience against the holocaust and the empowerment of women. The dragon (9) that is represented in the poem has quite an intimate meaning in its symbol. the dragon can be perceived as a symbol of freedom, the narrator admires the flames: “ I said to the artist, more flames’’ (24), the tattoo emerges as this transformative capacity and clearly form this the narrator wants to form an alternative identity for herself. the dragon completely transforms the tattoo and can also be interpreted to act as the mythological Phoenix. The reference to the mythological Phoenix is supported by the reference to ashes, the dragon or symbol of the phoenix emerges from the ashes to signify a rebirth of the author. by fusing these images the theme of empowerment arises for women in particular as focus from the dragon can also be focused on the maid: “ in fact if I flex the muscles a certain way, the flames would appear from her mouth’’ (18-21). it is evident that the tattoo can be seen as an auto biographical creature of the poem for the character as a symbol of retaliation and rebirth against the concentration