Irony and Sarcasm in the poem "The Prologue"?

In the PROLOGUE, Anne Bradstreet criticizes the frailty and folly attitude of men towards woman. In order to criticize the male society, Bradstreet seeks help some literary devices such as- Irony and Sarcasm. She satirizes the whole male society with her soft tone. But, behind her soft tone there is an extreme criticism of male society. She is very polity with the male society. But, her politeness marks an irony in it. At the outset of the poem, she uses some understatement to make her position cleared. She uses 'mean pen' which indicated to her creativity. But, ironicallv she uses it to indicate her inabilitv. She compares herself of being talented like Bartas, she is not alowed to do anything according to her will. She sharply criticizes this attitude of male society with polite tone. She uses another understatement to compare her shool boy and later we cannot accept anything rhetorical. 'From school boy's tongue no Rhet'ric we except Nor yet a sweet consort from broken string." Her inability is inborn. That is why cannot be irreparable. Though she degrades her position by comparing herself with school boy, but we know she is the first woman who writes something valuable in the early American society. In the forth stanza, she compares herself with Demosthenes who mumbles at his early ages. But, he had been able to come out from his problem and becomes a great orator. But, as their worse situation is made by the nature, so it is impossible for them to get rid of it. 'Art can do much but this maxim's most sure A weak or wounded brain admits no cure." According to men women are weak by their born. So, they compel a woman feel herself as weak. This prejudice of men is criticized by Bradstreet with polite tone. But, her politeness does no longer exist in the next stanza. She, here, reflects the hostility of the women with the male world. The male society does not want them to have the taste of the enlighten world. So, they want to confine them in darkness. They think that the world will destroy if that is brought out of the house. Male world does not want to ride on top. She uses 'obnoxious and 'carping tongue' to clarify the hostility of the male world. They try to degrade the position of her by telling her that 'Her hands fit better at needle'. In the next stanza, her criticism becomes more direct and she uses some hyperbolic expression to criticize male society in sarcastic way. She uses 'excel and 'pre-eminence' which are sarcastic expression. She calls male society cowards. This is because they want to wage war to whom, are not equal in power to them. So, it is huge unjust of male society in the last stanza, she tries to understand the male society that, their writings are not worthless and valueless. If they think so, they should acknowledge their works and make a sit for them beside their work. This is because; their unrefined works cannot dim their worth rather it will shine like glistering gold. Thus, Anne Bradstreet uses polite tone to criticize the male w she is quite successful in her campaign. This is because; she attention of the reader by using sarcastic and ironic expression.