Whats That Smell In The Kitchen Analysis

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Feelings on Whats That Smell In The Kitchen
The poem that will be discussed in this essay is “Whats That Smell in The Kitchen”, written by Marge Piercy. This poem was really tense and a bit comical; but it was also sad at the same time. Some emotions received often while reading this poem is seriousness, sadness, and comedy.
First of all the seriousness, she is always the one cooking and she is overwhelmed with it. She thinks that men should have to cook to, and that it should not always be the women in the kitchen cooking. She is right, we as humans all have equal rights, if we as women have to work, cook, etc; then so should the men. Marge Piercy starts her poem off with, “All over america women are burning dinners. It’s lamb chops in Peoria;

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