Love Struck

First off, of all the poems in this unit, "February" by Margaret Attwood would have to be the least identifiable of all. With the tone being cynical, I was not a fan of her pessimistic personality. The speaker of the poem did however convey his/her feelings toward winter/February/love to the audience effectively. By being so graphic with her diction, the audience is able to identify with the reader and their attitude toward humans as a whole. Attwood placed humans on the same level as cats, which is the worst possible comparrison! At the beginning of the poem, the readers felt the speaker was rather crazy in her accusations toward humanity as a whole. But, by the end, they almost begin to side with the speaker and their feelings. Even if the poem was perverted and had numerous hidden sexual refrences, I applaud you, Ms. Attwood!