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Read the poem given below and write a note of appreciation comparing it with ‘Any Woman’ with reference to its theme, tone, rhyme scheme etc.

What Women Wanted 

Long before your grandma was young 

Women’s freedom was a song not yet sung

Men mostly said that women didn’t get it 

If you gave them a job they just forget it 

They said a woman’s job was cleaning house 

And staying quiet as a nurse 

But many women said we want more 

We like our homes, but we want more than chores 

We want the right to earn real pay 

We work just as hard as men each day 

And more than anything, please note 

We want to have the right to vote 

And after the matches and protests were done 

All of that is just what they won – (Anonymous)

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The anonymous poem ‘What Women Wanted” speaks about the needs of women and what they were able to achieve after all the marches and protests. Long ago there was no freedom for women. The men said that a woman’s job is cleaning the house and looking after the children. But women wanted more. They wanted to get pay and they wanted to vote. They were able to get these things after a lot of struggle.

The poem ‘Any Woman’ by Katharine Tynan speaks of the importance of the woman in the family. She is the pillar of the house. She is the keystone of the arch. She is the roof and walls. She is the re upon the hearth. The children come to her for love and affection. She holds the family together. She is everywhere in the house – from floor to roof. She protects the children from all dangers. At the end, the woman prays to Jesus to spare her life till the children are grown up.

Both poems are in simple language. “What Women Wanted” stresses their rights whereas ‘Any Woman’ emphasizes the duties of a woman. The tone of “What Women Wanted” is playful and humorous whereas the other poem has a serious and sincere tone. The imagery in both the poems is good. Both poems have made use of metaphors. Both poems are in rhyme. The rhyming scheme in ‘Any Woman’ is abab except in the first stanza. In the other poem the rhyming scheme is aabb. Between the two poems, I prefer ‘Any Woman’ as it talks of the real feelings of a devoted mother.

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