DOROTHY JOY B.

NADELA BsEd- English 2C

EM7-Contemporary, Popular & Emergent Literature TTH 1:30PM-3:00PM (TAC407)

ACTIVITY 8: TRACING OF LITERARY ELEMENTS

Stretch Marks by Rupi Kaur

“I like the way the stretch marks

on my thighs look human and
that we’re so soft yet
rough and jungle wild
when we need to be
i love that about us
how capable we are of feeling
how unafraid we are of breaking
and tend to our wounds with grace
just being a woman
calling myself
a woman
makes me utterly whole
and complete”

(https://itswatsonamel.tumblr.com/post/147143834378/i-like-the-way-the-stretch-marks-on-my-thighs)

POETIC FORM: Free Verse

Lines 1 and 2: Means that scars are normal and should be part of a woman, which should also be
considered as beauty

Lines 3, 4, and 5: Women can also be tough and hard, do not stereotype women, or generalize them as the
powerless or weak one.

Lines 6 and7: Women are beautiful in showing their emotions boldly, proud of being able to control their
feelings.

Lines 8 and 9: Women are resilient and can stand if they want to. They heal, pause, and then walk again
for the better.

Lines 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14: Women should be proud of being themselves. They should be proud of who
they are.
DOROTHY JOY B. NADELA BsEd- English 2C
EM7-Contemporary, Popular & Emergent Literature TTH 1:30PM-3:00PM (TAC407)

ELEMENTS OF POETRY
 Personification
- how unafraid we are of breaking
and tend to our wounds with grace

 Alliteration
- and that we’re so soft
- I like the way the stretch marks

 Assonance
- when we need to be (ee)

 No definitive rhyme scheme

 No regular beat
 Lines vary in length

THEME
- Self Love
- Beauty of a Woman