Poet makes the poem memorable Essay

‘Heroines’ is a poem written by Penny Windsor. The poem is about struggling mums trying to escape their lives as mums. By using different techniques the poet makes the poem memorable.  The similes in the poem are interesting. The similes show how the mums feel about their lives. The women are becoming unhappier, â€Å"the hill tops creep away like children playing games†. ‘The hill tops’ represent the women’s peak in life, their happiest times. ‘The hill tops creep away’ show the mums happiness slowly going away day by day, just like their children going away to play. The next simile in the poem shows that the mothers feel that they just can’t escape. â€Å"Plotting our escape like jail birds†. The mums feel trapped like prisoners in jail. They are desperate to get out of their situation. They can’t break free. In jail, prisoners go through the same routine everyday and that is how the mums feel. Another similes described the women becoming fearless, â€Å"tescoed prisoners rising from the household dust like heroines rising from the household like heroines†. The mums are being compared to a phoenix. A phoenix is said to go up into flames then is reborn from its ashes, stronger. The mums are going to become stronger and better by rising from the household dust for their children. The reason for the mums being reborn stronger is because they get some time to themselves. The get just ten minutes of the day to become stronger. They get that little time to revive themselves. That’s why the mums are going to be stronger and better by rising from the household dust for their children. The similes in the poem make me remember how the mums feel. The metaphors in the poem are creative. The metaphors show that the mums are something else. The women are changing into something different than they already were. â€Å"We are the terraced women†. The mums are turning into their own houses. They are in there houses so much that they are becoming them. The terraced houses all look the same and are no different from each other. The women feel like they are their houses because they are all so close together and the same as one another. Another metaphor in the poem shows that the mums have a different side that they don’t get to show that often. â€Å"Briefly we are wild women†. They can be something that they are not for a small moment in time. For only one occasion in the day they are free and not mums but they are â€Å"wild women†. They can let their hair down and relax, Talk about what they want without children being there. All the metaphors in the poem make it more outstanding. The imagery in the poem is very imaginative. The imagery shows that the mums lead a hard, difficult life. † We tug reluctant children†. The mums live a tough life. Their lives are a constant battle everyday. Even the easiest everyday things make life even harder for them. The word â€Å"tug† emphasizes how laborious their life is for them. The next piece of imagery in the poem gives a clear image of how hurt the mothers are. â€Å"We wave with hands scarred by groceries and too much washing up†. The mums are scarred by the life they lead. They are constantly looking after their children which never leaves them time to heal. Their scarring is physically but may also be much more mentally and underneath, deep down inside. The mothers are badly hurt and the imagery in this poem shows that. Also the imagery makes the poem impressive and easy to remember.  The repetition in the poem is intriguing. The repetition shows that the mums are worn out and bored with their lives. The women practically have no other name apart from mum.