APPRECIATION:ANY WOMAN

APPRECIATION : ANY WOMAN

`Any Woman’ is a poem written by Katharine Tynan. She was an lrish-born writer  mainly known for her novels and poetry. Her human Sympathy is keen, tender, warm and constant. This poem `Any Woman’ Presents the all-embracing power of a woman to hold a family together.

Women do always stand for their family and children. They sacrifice their comforts for their family. They always support their family. But as it happens in so many cases, they are often not supported by the menfolk. In this poem, the woman is compared to the pillars of her family. She works for her children, because she believes that without a mother, good children cannot be shaped. In her house, from floor to roof, she has to do all things. She stands as a wall against all dangers, and she also tries to act as a door against the wind and snow of troubles that many afflict the family. Towards the end of the poem, she prays to God that she should be allowed to goon living till her children grow up.

This poem contains six stanzas. Each stanza contains four lines. The words used in this poem are simple. So it is very easy to understand. The first-person narration is used here. The poems follows the rhyme scheme abab except for the first stanza.

The poem reiterates that every woman is very important to her family. But a crucial question is raised by the poet: Do women share equal status with men? Women always work for their family. But they never get any wage or salary for such works. They always work very hard, sacrifice their freedom and needs for their family and children. So we ought to admire them and care for their needs. They give us all support, Therefore, they too expect our support.

        

          -Archana