Mock Orange

Gluck uses strong diction to create vivid images in order to convey the hatred and helplessness that is the core of the character. <Tab/>Although the diction is relatively colloquial, there are some prominent words, which are utilized to exhibit the woman's emotions. The first two lines of the poem are bursting with powerful lexis, "It is not the moon, I tell you. / It is these flowers..." (1-2). The woman hates …

…inherently bad toward women, yet she holds hope tightly in her hand in fear that if she gives up on hope, she will be forced to face the truth that she is a weaker vessel. The hatred and debility are brought on by her fear. She is afraid of acknowledging her frailty; therefore, she creates an emotional wall. She demonizes men, in order to keep the pain and reality of her true self from entering.