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I have to thank God I'm a woman,
For in these ordered days a woman only
Is free to be very hungry, very lonely.
The tone of the poem is one of
Although the speaker begins with “I have to thank God I’m a woman,” the lines that follow—“a woman only is free to be very hungry, very lonely” clearly express irony and criticism of women’s restricted freedom in society. The speaker is not genuinely grateful; instead, she is mocking or criticising the situation, which is the essence of sarcasm.
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