Literary devices aid the reader in the explication and understanding of a poem. They also convey the theme of a poem, and the authors feeling for a given subject. This is proven in the poems "Barbie Doll," and "Mirror," which are authored by Marge Piercy, and Silvia Plath. The theme in "Barbie Doll" is societies flawed idea of female perfection; in contrast, the theme in "Mirror" is women's flawed view of themselves. The literary terms …showed first 75 words of 479 total…

…showed last 75 words of 479 total…ultimate moral: women view themselves negatively, due to society's criticisms. Both poems: "Barbie Doll and "Mirror" use literary terms to prove that society negatively influences a woman's view of herself. The theme of "Barbie Doll" that society's view of female perfection is imperfect. In "Mirror" the theme is women's flawed view of themselves. Both Marge Piercy and Sylvia Plath use the literary terms didactic poetry, symbolism and satirical poetry to prove these directly related themes.