Eat Me by Patience Agbabi

• The poem follows a strict structure throughout to show the strictness of the regime is that is expereinces by the female protagonist by the 'feeder'
• Total of ten tercets stanzas which highlights this reginmented mood to the poem.
• Assonace is used on the first and thrid lines of each stanza (e.g. weight & cake.) Which breaks the traditional idea of using rhyme to represent that untraditional themes the poem includes.
• Use of consonace on each corrosponding line, the only point in which this is broken is at the end of the sixth stanza.
• Constistant end stopped lines on the final line of each stanza with stanza six being the only exception which reinforces the idea of routine and consitancy .
• Break in structure witht he final two lines of each stanza both ending in full stops which signifies the males death and the end to relationship and abusive the woman was exposed to adding the the uneasy feel of the poem.

Alliteration is used throughout Eat Me: 'bigger the better' highlight the idea of obesisty and being overweight.

Possesive language is used: 'his' which shows the male antqagonist is objectifying the woman in turn decresing her importance linking to the idea of directly linking to an object and more likey causing sympathy to be shown by reader.

Repetition of 'fat' throughout the poem empahsises the theme throughout the poem ensuring the reader cannot forget about it.

Seventh stanza is particularly stands out with extreme emphasis on the idea which increases the pace which evokes a forceful yet resentful tone.

Ideas regarding imagery regarding water and oceans throughout the poem, the semiatic fied including 'shipwreck' and beached whale' Connects idea of fat and oceans with their expanse and depth hsowing the extent of which the woman has overcome.

Can be interpreted as a hidden power which the woman has and the man doesn't appreciate until he is drowned towards the end of the poem.

"I like big girls, soft girls"

• Objectification in this line shows the man is using the woman for his own pleasure. 
• Main focus is on what he wants and desires without any regard for the woman .
• Repetition of 'girls' can be seen as patronising to the woman showing her vulnerablility as girls are usually young, niave and impressionable liking her to a child than adult.

"My only pleasure the rush of fast food"

• Empahsising 'rush' shows it is clear that any pleasure the woman reiceves is short lived as her man doesn't satisfy her needs.
• Alliteration of 'fast food' hekps to show th eimportance of this line to the poem and shows the unhealthy nature of the relationship both physically and mentally.
• Represents an unhealthy addiction to the food and relationship.  

Power:

Idea of power is very important because it is fundermental to the realtonship. Without the power the relationship wouldn't operate and the objectification and possesive nature wouldn't take place.

Gender:

Focuses on the idea of the man overpowering the woman in order to continue with his control over her, which is reversed at the end of the poem. Body image is soley based on the female not the male suggesting the social attitude towards the subject.

Trangression & Taboo:

Taboo: The idea of the 'feeder' within the relationship is linked to sexual ideas and that someone can control another person's life. Which isn't talked about much due to people feeling discomforted when discussing of female body particulary in this grotesque way.