The Woman Who Shopped - Feminine Gospels

The Woman Who Shopped

Consumerist & Materialistic = the society that we live in

Title: 

Fairytale/fantasy element "The" = definite article 

Structure: 

2 parts to poem indicating by * * * 

first section = shopping excessively 

second section = shopping becomes her - consumerism consumes you. 

Stanzas are very controlled shapes, suggests the woman sees nothing but the objects she is shopping for, but it may also be to juxtapose and highlight her lack of control while shopping 

Avoids full stops and instead uses caesura, in effect, 1 single sentence = shows she can't stop shopping. 

Long lists, without pauses = adds a fast pace to the poem, the woman doesn't stop to think about what she is doing/what she is buying 

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