Genre
A polamic essay
Setting and Context
Neither time nor settings are indicated, as the content of the essay does not reveal any concrete events.
Narrator and Point of View
It is third-person narration, but the presence of the author is clearly stated as Mina Loy clarifies her own ideas on feminism and its interpretation.
Tone and Mood
The tone and mood are appealing. This appeal is directed to women in order to make them comprehend their role and place in the world.
Protagonist and Antagonist
The protagonist is surely a woman and the prejudices followed by centuries concerning women might be considered as an antagonist.
Major Conflict
The main conflict is in searching for an individuality of a woman within herself, it is the main idea developed by Mina Loy.
Climax
The climax comes when the narrator establishes that a woman is not the equal of a man, and the quicker she understands that the quicker she would be able to become an individuality.
Foreshadowing
The first sentence of the essay, stating that today’s understanding of feministic movement is inadequately instituted, foreshadows some crucial ideas concerning it.
Understatement
N/A
Allusions
N/A
Imagery
The imagery of a strong and independent woman becomes the main image of the essay.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
The places of a woman and a man in the world are treated in parallel.
Metonymy and Synecdoche
“the lies of centuries have got to go” (“the lies of centuries” is a metonymy for prejudices concerning women created and followed many years
Personification
“Nature has endowed the complete functions”
