In five pages this paper analyzes Kessbury's poem in terms of its message and themes involving the relationships between men and women. There there is no bibliography included.
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that have come with the dismantling of patriarchy. The thrust of the poem expresses the narrators longing - what to him -- appears to be a simpler time,
a time when women, particularly lower class women, were somewhat cowed by men, that is, a time when women "knew their place." In short, Kessbury expresses what might
very well be the emotions that many men experience relative to female demands for human interaction and intimate communication. The poem opens with the word "Yes," which suggests that
the narrator is responding to a question from the waitress as to whether or not he would like a cup of coffee. "Yes, I want a big fat cup of
coffee and/ I want it hot. I want a big hot cup/ of coffee in a big fat mug. And bring/ it here and put it down..." (lines 1-4). The
narrators order are explicit and detailed as to what he wants and how he wants it. This implies that he has often encountered situations in which being less specific has
produced results that he does not desire or approve. Therefore, he make he details his order as if the waitress is not capable of grasping the simplicity of his
demand. Kessbury does not employ rhyme in this stanza. In fact, he only employs rhyme once in the poem, in the last two lines, which will be addressed later
in this discussion. Few poetic devices are employed. The rhythm is not even and mirror the cadences of actual conversation. There is alliteration in the frequent use of the /c/
sound with "cup of coffee" but the use of "big" can hardly be called graphically descriptive. In short, the language is plain and simple., as are the mans desires.