This poem appears to be about a mother teaching her child the art of discipline through house hold chores. The mother apparently understands the importance of teaching your child discipline, so that he/she understands that you need to work hard and do your part. It's also important that the child learns not to be lackadaisical in everyday living or any aspect of life.
One of the aspects of this poem that I happened to focus on is that the child was being taught discipline and learning to respect the work of his/her mother. The child view himself/herself as a "prisoner" as he/she heard his/her friends playing outside, but continued to work and stated more than once that her woman's work was "art", acknowledging that the labors done by his/her mother is something to be appreciated. There also seems to be an implication of structure, (how he/she stated "they would clean the whole upstairs" first) to these house chores. These things stood out to be mainly because I believe it's important that a child learns discipline and respects his/her mother and father, learns to self motivated and also that being a hard worker is a strong characteristic and a much needed attribute.
Good job on this response. I am able to see some evaluation of the form and elements of the poem. I can also see how this related to you, and what you were finding important. So take the analysis a step further. What is your point of view specifically about this piece? Was it well done? What was intended to be done?
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