The central ideas of the poem Women To Man and Eve To Her Daughters by Judith Wright are a women’s feelings about the birth of her child and Man’s obsession with technology and women’s submissiveness. The poet uses listing, imagery, metaphor, alliteration and biblical allusion to convey the meaning of the poem.

In Women To Man, the persona is contemplating the birth of her baby. The persona is excited about the impending birth. She is amazed at the growth of the baby. She describes the layers of the baby’s body as the “intricate and folded rose.” She describes the creation of the baby as “our hunter and our chase.” At the same time the women fears the birth. She says “the blaze of light along the blade” when thinking about the moment of birth. At the end of the poem she simply but powerfully states that “I am afraid”.

Judith Wright as well uses metaphor sk

ilfully in Women To Man. Many of her metaphors are complex and powerful. The persona again describes her baby as “our hunter and our chase” giving the meaning of the blind force lovemaking, which has driven the two lovers together. However at the same time they “chase” the goal of reproduction. The striking metaphor “This is the blood’s wild tree that grows the intricate and folded rose” suggest the image of the body of the baby as the word “tree” suggests the tree of life, while “wild” suggests the passion that created the child.

Judith Wright as seen, carefully and skilfully uses the many poetic devices in Women To Man and Eve To Her Daughters to help express and get across the central ideas of the poems. By using listing, imagery, metaphor, alliteration and biblical allusion the poem’s ability to communicate to the audience is improved and makes it easy yet interesting to interpret the theme.

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