In five pages this paper examines the mechanics and meaning of the poem.
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be made for a poet. If the poet says it is a poem. Is it then a poem, or does it have to follow certain structure, form or
meaning to get that title? In this discussion we will examine the poem, Cinderella by Anne Sexton, within two categories, meaning and mechanics, and see how it stands on
its own. BBasxtnR.doc ANNE SEXTON: Cinderella Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., November 2000 Introduction At a turning point in
art history, Marcel Duchamp turned a porcelain urinal, upside down and hung it on the wall, labeling it art, after he signed it "R. Mutt." The supposed sophisticated community
at large took that to mean - "whatever I say is art, is art." The same argument could b made for a poet. If the poet says it
is a poem, is it then a poem or does it have to follow a certain structure, form, or meaning to get that title? In this discussion we will
examine the poem, Cinderella by Anne Sexton, within two categories, meaning and mechanics, and see how it stands on its own. Meaning Choosing the title of " Cinderella" sets the
stage for us, with the different levels of meaning of this story at the different times in our lives, when it may have been read to us, or we read
and internalized it for ourselves. The young child hears the story and believes, that if I do what I am supposed to, or what I am told, somehow good
will come of it. The older child may hear the story, and remembers themselves as younger, and when they believed the perceived simplicity of the story. Now they