All the stanzas have seven lines and all have the same last line. It seems that the stanzas slowly lead up to some kind of explanation to the way women are treated. Through out the poem the tone is a dreary one. We are taken through the story relating to the witch and agreeing

In the first stanza we get a picture of classical views of what a witch symbolizes, and this then tells me how Anne must feel. She says " braver at night/ over the plain houses light by light." I think this is saying that she is more comfortable at night, maybe in seclusion, and looks down on the average "normal" home light by light and sees that as been the norm and want nothing to do with it. I think she feels different than the rest and the fact that she uses dark and light might even say she might even feel evil. She even states she is "out of mind" which is what I think she's saying to show she is different and she feels that is how she is looked at and sarcastically says that she can't be the ideal woman.

The second stanza seems different to me. It seems to be more symbolic of her own life. I see a witch, maybe herself obsess with the arranging of her so-called cave. I think this is symbolic of her home life

Some common words found in the essay are:
ANNE SEXTON, light light, own life, ugly witch, average housewife,
Approximate Word count = 621
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)