The Siren Summary

The Siren Summary
The Siren
1. Brief Summary of the plot
The Siren by Kiera Cass is based in Florida and other surrounding states along the coast. It starts off
with Kahlen on a cruise ship with her family, to see the world. Along the way the ocean wants her
ship. Determined to get the ship she sends out her servants known as sirens. These are young girls
that have been saved by the ocean. As Kahlen ship begins to sink she pleads in her mind to live. She
wakes up floating on the water with three beautiful girls standing around her. They were sirens, the
explained that if she was to join them as a siren and serve the ocean for one hundred years she
would once again be free and get to continue her life.
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Kahlen lives with two other sirens Elizabeth, and Miaka. They also have another so called "sister"
Aisling, who is much older than the rest and is almost done with her sentence as a siren. Elizabeth is
a party girl who takes every opportunity she can to live like a normal person even though they can't
communicate with the humans. Miaka loves to paint, she is an amazing artist and sells her paintings
online and loves to interact with humans. Kahlen is different she stays as far away from them as
possible, she goes to the library and reads most of the time. While living in Miami she would sneak
into the college library on campus. This is where she meets Akinli a sweet collage boy who takes
interest in Kahlen. She thinks it is just a little crush and doesn't think anything of it. Kahlen finds
herself falling in love and doesn't know how much longer she can control her emotions. So she
decides to run away from what she is dealing with, she and her sisters pack up and move to South
Carolina without even a goodbye. Kahlen is scared of falling in love and interacting with humans,
so she leaves. While in South Carolina she runs into someone she never expected to see again.
(Cass, 2016) She must learn to control her emotions or her life could be in
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Siren Song Analysis
Siren Song
This poem, clearly alluding to the Siren's of the tale of Odysseus, is a clear reference to Greek
mythology. In Greek mythology, the Sirens creatures whose songs were so enticing, mariners could
not resist following the music to the Sirens' voices only to be killed by the ocean's ravaging
tides.This poem contains no meter and is a free verse poem. Additionally, there is no set rhyme
scheme. This poem is a siren speaking to the reader in a normal meter, nothing emphasized. The
speaker of the poem is the siren herself talking about the situation and how she is feeling. Her voice
is casual and informal and the way that she speaks is referencing the enchanting song of the sirens.
The subject of the poem is a song that attracts males and reveals that they are all the same in that
they are all attracted to a beautiful women and none can see beyond that.The tone of this poem gives
a mysterious and mystifying feel to it. In line 1, "Shall I tell you the secret" alluring to the secret of
how the song attracts men. Additionally, there is a satirical feel to the sirens, calling them "bird
suit", "feathery maniacs", and "squatting on an island." The main idea of this poem is to describe
how women act in order to attract a man. It then shifts to the Siren's side of the story of them
describing how boring it gets since all men react the same way.
This poem's form is clearly adapted to its function because of the one main device that is used to
make this poem stand out. The allusion, clearly a reference to the Sirens in "The Odyssey" is the
siren's song itself .The sirens song represents a huge befuddle within readers, and has also been
described as the song that nobody has ever heard of because everyone who has heard it has died.
This is the most obvious and most notable allusion because according to the lure, Odysseus is tied to
the mast of the ship in order to hear the Siren's Song without jumping overboard (which is what
would normally happen due to the songs enchanting power). In this poem, one of the three sirens
tells about the song that she sings. Atwood describes in the poem that the anatomy of the song is
unknown to all mortals except the sirens themselves. Although, based on the depressing and

Persuasive Essay : Hearing Sirens
Hearing sirens in a small town was always a point of excitement despite the reason for the sirens
themselves. As a teenager, your first instinct is to get in the car and chase the trail of sirens, secretly
praying that everyone is safe. The thought of recognizing one of the cars or people involved was
always in the back of your mind, but it was never a reality. You never picture yourself being the
reason for the sirens. You never picture yourself being the one in the back of an ambulance. Like
most small town kids, I grew up around farm grounds, loud trucks, four wheelers, and go–karts. It
was simply a way of life to spend your weekends messing around in corn fields. I would consider
myself lucky to have grown up the way I did with the people I was surrounded by. My parents made
sure to expose us to all sorts of things and owning a four wheeler was one of our more exciting
possessions. Of course we also had to invest in helmets and chest protectors which was not
considered "cool" to eight year old me. Looking back on things, I am so glad that my parents
enforced safety upon me and my siblings. It was your typical late–October afternoon; a little chilly
and slightly dreary. Towards the end of a three day weekend my freshman year of high school, my
friends and I wanted to do something besides watch movies all day. My friend, Austin, had
suggested we all hop on the four wheelers and spend the day outside mudding. As soon as he
mentioned it I immediately knew that I would not

Siren Song
The poem Siren Song by Margaret Atwood follows the narrative of a siren, a mythical creature
known for drawing sailors in with their singing and leading them towards death. The siren is not
content with her life "squatting on an island/ looking all picturesque and mythical.". She calls the
song, which she uses to lure sailors in, a boring song. She stated at the end that, though she does not
like the song, "it works every time," so she must resort to it. The poem describes the siren song as a
cry for help that is irresistible to all who hear it. There are ancient stories of men jumping
overboard, almost always to their death, to reach that sweet sound. We can never be sure what it
sounds like, so it is left up to the imagination what song could be so powerful as to make men jump
towards their death to reach? In a way this poem is like the siren song, ... Show more content on
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In the first three stanzas, the phrase "the song" is used in at least one line. Then mention of it dies
down, then the song is referenced again in the 7th stanza, and then finally in the last stanza. In the
middle, however, it is focused more on the siren itself. It mentioned a "bird suit" that it is trapped in
and wishes to escape from. The poem also spends some time touching upon the fact that this siren
doesn't like it on the island and seems almost trapped and bound there by some other force. The
siren describes it's companions with whom she is stuck, night after night singing the same song. She
described her trio as "fatal and valuable" and the other two as "feathered maniacs.". The song they
saong is one no one knows, but everyone knows to fear., i It is irresistible for some reason. There is
a lot of mystery and confusion surrounding the poem., tThe lack of much physical description adds
even more to the ambiguity of the piece, thus furthering my point of the poem itself acting as a siren

Diction In The Sirens By Odyssey
In the story of the Sirens, Homer uses diction to describe the tone as mystical and oblivious to the
audience. Homer presents the intricacy of the myth of the Sirens through different point of views,
tones, and imagery. He tells a story of a man who is clever enough to hear the Siren's song and not
lose his life. Odysseus knows what the sirens will do to him, so he takes precautions by plugging his
crew's ears with wax and asking them to tie him to the ship.. An example is, "My faithful company
rested on their oars now, peeling off the wax that I had laid thick on their ears..." (line 754–755)
This implies that the crew was exhausted of hearing the Sirens voices and trying to ignore it, as the
Sirens leave, they remove the wax from their ears.

Comparing Ulysses And The Siren
Mumford and Sons' "The Cave" and John William Waterhouse's painting "Ulysses and the Sirens"
both show temptation through their powerful ideas. (Simple Sentence). They both give off a whole
concept that makes the audience come back for more and analyze what is really happening. During
"The Cave", Mumford and Son's include "The harvest left no food for you to eat/ You cannibal, you
meat–eater, you see/ But I have see the same/ I know the shame in your defeat" (Mumford 5–8). The
mood in these lines are slightly dark and mysterious, but it allows the reader to really process what
is going on (Compound Sentence). The reader can fully discover that the singer is describing a
coaxing action through his words. These lyrics fully describe that allurement ... Show more content
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The audience must realize that the concept of the song is to fight the urge of seduction. The Siren's
voices are seductive to the all the men who will listen. Furthermore, temptation is a struggling event
that kills people's inner beliefs. This adds to the singer starting to believe that he is not strong
enough. However, he knows that he will keep fighting. With the same concept, John William
Waterhouse's painting "Ulysses and the Sirens" gives off the idea to use a contrast with darker and
lighter colors. "Ulysses and the Sirens" shows Odysseus and his crew surrounded by seven Sirens.
When looking at this picture, the viewer might feel a sudden flash of chills because of how dark the
scene is. It forces the viewer to take a closer look at the scene and see what is really happening with
Odysseus and his men. Waterhouse's painting also shows a dark scene with light peeking through
the two cliffs (Waterhouse). No hope is given off with this scene. The concept is that temptation will
beat the men and it will force them to give up. The men are believed to have no hope until they
reach the end of the

The Sirens Richard Wilbur Analysis
"The Sirens" by Richard Wilbur dramatizes the innate desire to experience life to the fullest. The
author parallels this to the Siren's song that ancient travelers were drawn towards. The Sirens were
creatures in ancient mythology who lured sailors that would later be shipwrecked on the shore of
creatures' island. They enticed sailors with their delighting songs luring them closer, but when these
people gave way to their burning desires they ultimately lose everything. The Greek story of the
Sirens acts as a metaphor for the human call to walk the road that is their life and though we may
have regrets, if one chooses not to follow the road than they will never truly find their self. In the
opening of the poem, the modern narrator is wandering ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The subject undergoes a lust for knowledge. As he continues his "walk" through life he accepts the
"call" that he will forever experience(12,11). There is no end point to his passion to fully chase life.
He will continually follow his desires until death and he will become the sum of his experiences.
The narrator finds that he is "richer" because of his "regret" (14). The things that he never saw or
accomplished made him stronger because he learned to accept his remorse, instead of fighting it. In
spite of the challenges he faced he became stronger emotionally, fully understanding hardship. In
the same way the eyes of the sailors were opened by the song, to the elements of themselves,
causing them to pursue the Sirens for a better understanding of their

Siren Song Analysis
In the poem "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood, sirens are always portrayed as having good looks
and a seductive singing voice, so seductive that it lures sailor men to their death. The siren in this
poem is a little different from the ones in Greek mythology, and through analyzing the point of view,
the tone, the irony, and understanding the deeper meaning of the poem readers may come to find
why this siren is not what she portrays to be.
In the poem "Siren Song", it is important to read over the poem to understand the point of view. We
find the siren is the one speaking which is very odd considering that sirens are not really the point of
view that readers hear in Greek mythology. The siren begins talking about a song which leaves men
dumbfounded and dead on the shores of the island. As the readers progress through the story they
come to find out that the siren does not really like being a siren. In fact the siren even admits to the
sailors that she does not even "enjoy it here / squatting on this island / looking picturesque and
mythological" (5.1). From the quote the readers take out that the siren in this poem is "bored". Well,
for the readers this is understandable because all sirens do is sing an easy song and lure men.
Atwood however puts a little twist to this; the speaker makes us feel bad for her. She draws us in as
the poem progresses.
The language and tone is a powerful thing to understand in this story, throughout the poem the tone
changes pretty rapidly. As it would, in the beginning it is a slow, calming and seductive tone of
voice. This is where the sailors would first begin to hear the sirens song. Throughout the poem the
tone starts shifting into a cry for help, the siren call out to the men and they even "become inviting
and confess her miserable existence" (Galileo). The story takes a turn here where the siren is
becoming the damsel in distress, and well the readers slowly drawing into the song, become the
heroes. The poem comes to a near end, and the tone shifts again. This time the tone is panicked,
almost scared. The tone at the end is very important to analyzing the irony in the story, so that
readers understand what actually happened.
The irony in this poem is very prevalent; it is

Tone In Siren Song, & The Sirens
In all three works of art, the epic poem (The Odyssey), Atwood's poem ("Siren Song"), and
Waterhouse's Ulysses & The Sirens, all portray the Sirens differently by the author's tone.
Waterhouse uses art to set the dramatic and threatening tone while The Odyssey uses poetry to set
the dramatic tone. The tone of Atwood's poem depicts the Sirens as being mischievous yet bored.
First, Waterhouse uses art to portray the Sirens as dramatic and threatening by the choice of the
colors used. Odysseus is dressed in white which draws the eye to him as the main focal point, while
the Sirens are in all black, surrounding Odysseus and his men. The contrast in color depicts
Odysseus as to be heroic while draped in white, while the Sirens appear to be dark and threatening.
The Sirens hovering around the boat and trying to grasp the sailors attention, also makes this piece
of art look more menacing. From what we know from reading Homer's Odyssey, it would appear
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In this epic poem, the tone is dramatic because of the words used to depict not only the Sirens but
Odysseus and his men. The author used words like "flunged" and "harder", making the sentence
more dramatic and giving us a vivid image of the scene. When the author described the Sirens, he
used words like "ravishing" and "thrilling". When mentioning the song, the tone changed from
dramatic to condescending. The tone changed to condescending because in the song, the Sirens are
praising Odysseus and saying "famous Odysseus – Archaea's pride and glory –". This makes the
tone seem condescending because they are only trying to bring Odysseus to the

Margaret Atwood Sirens
"The Myth of the Sirens" Sirens have always been a key point in mythology. In Greek mythology
sirens were "a creature half bird and half woman who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness
of her song" (Britannica). Once a man heard their beautiful song it would drive them insane, leading
them into jumping overboard. John William Waterhouse, in his panting Ulysses and the Sirens, he
shows you how the sirens were believed to truly look to the Greeks and how the hideous creatures
would come swooping down and go after the men. Meanwhile in her poem "Siren Song", Margaret
Atwood, shows how the sirens would cunningly trick the men with their beautiful singing voice.
The poem "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood shows how the sirens would use their cunning ability
to trick the men into coming with them. By analyzing the poem, you could come across the
connection that the author is trying to compare the to tricksters. The sirens draw you in by saying "I
will tell the secret to you, to you, only to you" (Lines 19–20). This peaks the inner curiosity of man.
The tone of the poem could be described as manipulative, since the sirens main goal is to
manipulate you into following them. An example of their manipulation is "Only you, only you can,
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He studied at Student of Sculpture at the Royal Academy Schools. In 1883, Waterhouse was also
elected to go to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolor. In that same year he married Esther
Kenworthy in September. He then moved to the Primrose Hill Studios in London. According to
Sauk Valley Community College, "Waterhouse became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1885
and was a full member ten years later" (Sauk Valley Community College). Waterhouse's works are
now compared to that of Sir Edward Burne–Jones as well as Lord Frederick Leighton. Waterhouse
painted over two–hundred paintings up till his

Margaret Atwood Siren Song
Olivia McCuaig
Ms. Serensky
AP English 12
03 November 2014
Margaret Atwood's "Siren Song": Song with No Rhyme Margaret Atwood's poem "Siren Song"
gives a unique view on the societal roles of women. Atwood, often considered a feminist writer,
gives women a powerful role in many of her works. During the 1960's, the time that Atwood wrote
her poem, a large feminist movement ensued in the United States that aimed to dismantle workplace
inequality. The first–person speaker in Atwood's poem, a siren woman confined to an island with the
job of attracting men, resembles her strong opinion on the roles women should play in society. As
the siren waits to lure men in with her song, she expresses a strong dislike towards her job. Atwood
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The siren allures men with a "song / that is irresistible" (2–3). The absent rhyme scheme juxtaposes
the rhythm of the "song" which creates an example of rebellion against her job and place in society.
Atwood's use of enjambments creates an alluringly suspenseful tone regarding the subject of the
song. Despite the pleasant connotation of "irresistible," Atwood acknowledges the siren's distaste in
her position and offers her view that women should not succumb to the place society puts them in.
To lure men in, the siren offers, " I will tell the secret to you" (19). The allusion to Greek mythology
relates to how the siren uses her song to lure men in to their deathly fate. The siren indirectly
characterizes herself as deceptive as she knows the men will never hear her secret, because they will
die before they can. The enjambments suggest that the siren keeps the men waiting to know the
secret about the song as the lines move along. Atwood expresses her feministic views through the
siren's annoyance with her job of constantly attracting men. Her avoidance of a rhyme scheme
furthers the siren's insurgency towards her beguiling song. Despite the siren's irritation with her
obligation, she admits "it works every time" (27). The charmer creates a

The Effect of the Sirens Essay
The characters in Greek Mythology have multiple interpretations. Among these characters include
the dangerous, yet gorgeous Sirens, bird–women who sit on a cliff singing bewitching songs that
captivate the minds of innocent travelers and entice them to their deaths. In Homer's The Odyssey
and Margaret Atwood's "Siren Song," both poets provide different representations of the Sirens.
Homer portrays the Sirens as irresistible in order to establish men as heroes, whereas Atwood
depicts them as unsightly and pathetic so she can prove men are foolish and arrogant using imagery,
diction, and point of view.
Homer depicts the Sirens as intriguing and desirable because he considers Odysseus as valiant.
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Once the men are drawn to the Sirens, they are stuck and there is no way for them to escape.
Additionally, Homer explains Odysseus' encounter with the Sirens from Odysseus' point of view.
The Sirens try to attract Odysseus by singing compliments to "famous Odysseus," so he will assume
he is the object of their desire (14). The Sirens are intelligent, and therefore determine what
Odysseus' true weaknesses: flattery and the desire for recognition. His faults are similar to other
men; however no other men share Odysseus' unique wish. When Odysseus sails by, they attack his
weaknesses, just as they do to the other ships, but Odysseus already is prepared. The Sirens sing to
him and promise he will be able to "[sail] on a wiser man" if Odysseus listens to their song (18). His
plan almost fails because the song captivates Odysseus and, thus, attempts to join the Sirens, risking
his life to gain the knowledge that the Sirens guarantee. Odysseus navigates himself through the sea
with hopes of becoming more intelligent. Homer describes the Sirens as beautiful yet cunning
because of their ability to identify men's weaknesses easily. Their beauty attracts men and thus
draws them toward their death. Homer's view of the relationship between Odysseus and the Sirens
prove that the Sirens are extremely tempting and the men cannot help but fall for them. Unlike
Homer, Atwood attempts to prove that men, the usual heroes, are

Sirens In The Odyssey
Homer and Atwood showcase the multifaceted nature of the myth of the Sirens through various
perspectives, with varying tones, and utilizing imagery. Homer recounts the narrative of a man
sufficiently shrewd to hear the siren's tune and not lose his life; meanwhile Atwood portrays a siren,
alluring men to her island to trap them.
Although the tones differentiate from each other within the two passages, both utilize cleverness
with trickery. Odysseus runs with his life secure, and the Siren feels accomplished; her "boring
song...works every time." Phrases such as "now with a sharp word" demonstrate how the tone in
Homer's passage is powerful and rich. In any case, as Homer's tone has manly characteristics,
Atwood's has femininity. Her tone feels sinister yet beseeching. These two passages pair as two
parts of a whole. Odysseus represents a prey, attempting hysterically to escape demise, while the
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Homer's words are manly, effective, and powerful. He utilizes words like "sharp," " strength,"
"strong hands," and "sharp sword." The description illustrates a man who is not only cruising by the
Sirens, but heading to war with them. Homer depicts the Sirens' song as "ravishing," "thrilling," and
"urgent." Their voices influence Odysseus' emotions. Additionally, there almost is a feeling of
sexual tension taken from this sequence of imagery. Atwood's imagery, however, feels distant from a
manly nature and certainly less sensual. The phrases "bird suit" and "squatting" nearly provide the
picture of an absurd environment; meanwhile "feathery maniacs" and "fatal and valuable" radiate a
graver tone. The imagery along with the tone influences the reader to understand and feel sympathy
for this poor Siren, for she abhors what she is. Overall, the poem starts enchantingly threatening,
then turns to be relatively innocent, and lastly closes with a similar grave and lethal or clever

The Sirens In The Odyssey And Siren Song
Sirens are often viewed as birds with heads of women who have dashing voices. In both poems and
separate perspectives the reader gets a closer view of what a Siren actually is and how the authors
want them to be seen. In the Odyssey and the "Siren Song", point of view, tone and imagery define
how the Sirens' portrayal. Some differences and similarities help the reader view them.
Both poems share a first person point of view and their authors use different examples to portray the
Sirens. In the Odyssey, the reader obtains a bias from Odysseus and how he personally views the
Sirens. While in the "Siren Song " the reader acquires a point of view from a Siren herself. In both
poems they are portrayed as flattering to deceive. An example from the Odyssey is " ... Show more
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The Siren herself uses words like "squadrons" and "feathery maniacs" to describe her surroundings
and what happens when they sing. This prompts the reader to imagine what the Siren is facing and
how they visually appear, contrary to Odysseus who only describes their voices. A quote from the
"Siren Song" to back up the claim is " I don't enjoy it here squatting on this island looking
picturesque and mythical". This proves that the how the Sirens appear and their portrayal. They are
visually beautiful and lovely sounding. They have a purpose to be guile, but their over all looks and
sound mask it. Their sound captivates the men and makes them jump over the boat, and their
appearance helps disguise any doubt the men face. In both works the Sirens are viewed as beautiful
and captivating by sound as in The Odyssey and appearance as in the "Siren Song".
To conclude the "Siren Song" and they Odyssey share similar and different portrayals of the Sirens
using tone, point of view and imagery to depict them. Ultimately, they allow the readers to
understand how the Sirens are meant to be seen and how they should personally view them based
off the

Similarities Between Odysseus And The Sirens
Odysseus is finding his way back home. He was warned to what awaits him. "Square in your ship's
path are Sirens."(916) He tells his men of what is ahead of them and what they should do to pass the
Sirens safely. Odysseus tells them to put beeswax in their ears. He has his men tie him up against
the mast. He told his men not to untie him until they had pasted the Sirens.
Herbert James Draper is the artists of this version of Odysseus and the Sirens. This painting is
showing how the Sirens are trying to lure Odysseus and his men to their death. The Sirens use their
voices to lure sailors to their death. In the painting you can see that the men have cloths wrapped
around their ears. Odysseus is also tied up with ropes around him so he can not

Song To The Siren Allusion
The allusion of the Sirens in each of the song lyrics given creates a mood revolving around
hopelessness. In both songs, the allusion reinforces the fact that the speaker wants something that
they cannot have, similar to the sailors and the Sirens. In "Carolina," Eric Church sings, "I'd love to
see my mama/ Maybe go for a drive/ But I gotta play the star in some little town again tonight"
(Church). This signifies the fact that the artist wants to go back to his hometown, but cannot,
because his occupation prevents him. In "Song to the Siren," Tim Buckley cries out, "...let me enfold
you/ Here I am, here I am, waiting to hold you" (Buckley). This lyric illustrates how the speaker
longs to love and be loved by the woman, yet something is stopping

Siren Song
"According to a study by Coker et al. (2002), 29% of women (n = 6,790) and 23% of men (n =
7,122) experienced physical, sexual, or psychological IPV (Intimate partner violence) during their
lifetime."(Cite???) In Atwood's "Siren Song" the speaker plays the role of an abuser and forces the
reader be exposed to an abusive relationship. Margaret Atwood uses language in her poem "Siren
Song" to reveal the sinister tone of the speaker and to communicate an abusive relationship.
First off, Atwood uses a variety of language and language devices to portray a certain tone and
setting in her poem. Atwood uses repetition of the words you and I throughout her poem to create a
sense of intimacy between the speaker and the reader. For example this quote which entices the
reader to listen, "I will tell the secret to you,/To you, only to you./Come closer. ..." this leads the
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197) Poetry for Students is basically saying that this reels the reader in and makes them feel
obligated to help her.Then very quickly her words start to change into those of violence. Here,
Poetry for Students is pointing out that the siren is very skilled in manipulation, a common trait of
abusers. As the passage continues the reader will start to pick up certain 'red flags' in the speaker's
words. Such as, "Beached skulls", "leap overboard", and "anyone who has heard it is dead." all of
these phrases have a dark connotation and start to frame the speaker as malevolent. This continues
throughout the piece and helps the reader infer what happens in the end of the

The Sirens: The Daughters Of Phorcys
Long ago, in Greek mythology were dangerous creatures. Who lured sailors with their enchanting
music and voices, and made them shipwreck on the jagged coast of their island. Roman poets placed
them on some small islands called Sirenum Scopuli. These creatures were called Sirens, also known
as The Daughters of Phorcys. The Sirens were the daughters of Phorcys and Ceto. Phorcys was a
primeval God of the hidden dangers of the deep and was depicted as a fish–tailed merman with
crab–claw fore–legs and red–spiked skin. Ceto was the primordial sea Goddess, and their union
produced terrible monsters such as the China, London, and the Gorgons. The Sirens were sea
nymphs, part woman, and part bird. The names of these creatures were Peisinoe meaning '
Persuasive Mind', Thelxiepeia meaning ' Soothing Words', and Aglaope meaning 'Beautiful Face'.
One Siren played the lyre, one played the flute and the other third Siren sang. ... Show more content
Here they awaited passing ships and with their lovely music enticed sailors to their doom. The
meadows of the Sirens home island were said to have been layered with the rotting corpses of their
helpless victims. The Sirens were the companions of Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, also the
daughter of goddess Demeter. Yet, the Sirens song was beautiful, yet sad melody, eternally calling
for Persephone's return. They had beautiful singing voices and were gifted lyre players. Their voice
was so wonderful that it was said they could even calm the

The Odyssey Siren Song
Emphasized in all three texts were sundry details. In Homer's text he stressed the song, the spell that
the song acquired, and the challenge to resist the temptations of the song the Sirens display. In the
video clip of "O Brother Where Art Thou" they suffer similar struggles; however, they also are
tweaked to their own setting of their story. They face the beauty of the Sirens, "the spell", and the
disappearance of Pete. While in the Poem "Siren Song" Margaret Atwood wrote about how the
women struggled, and that they face the song that they need to sing for their own well being. In the
text "The Odyssey" Homer focuses on how the song and spell are combined into one state. He
explains that the there is a spell in the song the Sirens sing.

The Temptation Of The Sirens In Homer's Odyssey
The poem The Sirens and the episode containing sirens in The Odyssey contain similarities that
expose the theme of temptation. For instance, the sirens claim that their "green isle" is a place where
one could "rest forevermore" in the poem, and they call to Odysseus as well, telling him how no one
had passed the sirens without listening to them, and how they always received "a great treat." Both
of these examples show the sirens deception, how they are trying to fool men into thinking of a
beautiful island with flowers and green grass when reality presents a manifest of death and evil,
with each siren sitting atop a mound of bones.
This helps prove the archetype of a temptress as well, because the sirens deceive the men into
coming to their death by promising relief from strain and sweat they experience as they work. In the
poem they especially seem to draw focus to the hard work of the men, which can help expose their
exhaustion for them to take advantage of, as they claim "here thou may rest from aching oar," and
tells them to "turn thy curved prow ashore". This helps to persuade the men further, and the addition
of this temptation helps further prove the point of the sirens playing the role of a temptress. ... Show
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The rhyme scheme in The Sirens is consistent, but not completely constant, generally following an
ABAB pattern. This is an accurate representation of the ocean, because as said before, it is
continual, but not regular, like the waves of the ocean. The ocean cannot be constant, as it is ever
changing due the multitude of factors that act as an influence among it. The poem, in this
comparison, is similar in that it too is ever changing, as the sirens focus on multiple factors in order
to ensure you stay enraptured with

Examples Of What Are The Strengths Of The Sirens
The Sirens are beautiful and magical creatures. They have many abilities and have experienced
many things. The Sirens have plenty of strengths, and have faced many conflicts. They also use their
strengths to attract their prey. The Sirens have many strengths. They have the ability to use a singing
spell to attract any man within earshot to the Sirens. Once the man has reached them, they make the
man think they are extremely attractive, and then eat the man while he is vulnerable. This shows that
the Sirens have great power over any man. The Sirens also have experience in conflict. The Sirens
fight against the man's will to resist the Sirens magical song. They fought against Odysseus's idea of
using ear wax so his men were unable

Odysseus Sirens
Aigul Samb Professor Avra Spector Great Works November 31, 2014 The Silence of the Siren In the
short story 'The Silence of the Sirens', Kafka rewrites the myth of how Odysseus escapes the sirens
in his own distinctive way. The sirens are best known for failing to trick Homer's Odysseus with
their alluring song, but there exist numerous other, occasionally conflicting, myths concerning them.
This ambiguity contributed to various interpretation of physical appearance and symbolic
significance of sirens ever since it was composed by Homer 2800 years ago. It is also another reason
it served to be a rich material for Kafka's own brand of ambiguous and complex fiction. In Homer's
work Odysseus took actions that are quite different than described by Kafka. However, in both
stories Odysseus manages to escape the sirens.. The first element that's worth depicting is perhaps
the most obvious: Kafka's sirens are conspicuously silent. Silence is described here as a weapon far
more prevailing than song, and the Kafka adds that even if it were possible to survive exposure to
the song of the sirens, their silence is something from which no man could possibly escape. The
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The part of the story I really want to focus on is the second half, beginning half–way through the
third paragraph. As Odysseus' ship passes the sirens' island, he ceases to be aware of them, as he
"fixes his gaze on the distance". This far–sightedness is usually a characteristic attributed to the
sirens themselves, their muse–like wisdom precluding knowledge of the present moment, and yet
Kafka attributes it to

Siren Song Margaret Atwood
Poem: Siren Song, Margaret Atwood
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/32778/siren–song Poetry Explication:
Siren Song This poem dramatizes the relationship between men and women, specifically the power
that a woman can hold over a man. In the opening lines of the poem, the narrator introduces the
reader to her "song," explaining how irresistible it is and how it "forces men to leap overboard in
squadrons even though they see beached skulls" (4–6). She talks about how no one can explain this,
because all who have experienced it are dead. Following this, the narrator shifts in the fourth stanza
and begins a plea for help. She says that she does not "enjoy it here squatting on this island" (13,14).
She begs for her audience ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
She speaks about how she no longer wants to be a siren, "looking picturesque and mythical with
these two feathery maniacs" (15,16). She looks to the individual she is speaking to, asking for help
to "get me out of this bird suit" (11,12). This line offers contrast to when she states how she sits
"looking picturesque and mythical" (15) in later lines. This change in the way the narrator describes
herself may pose as the shift in which she has begun to lure in her audience. She is no longer
describing her actual appearance, but instead what her victims are tricked into seeing. This shift also
becomes apparent with the diction throughout these stanzas including, "squatting on this island"
(14), "feathery maniacs" (16), and "this trio, fatal and valuable" (18), in which unpleasant and
negative connotations are evoked. Lines seven and eight contain the point where the suspense of this
poem begins to build up. The siren begins to explain how her "song" is really a cry for help, and that
she is not trying to lure men in, but instead convince them to come and save her. She continues to
beg more and more, coming off now as a damsel in distress. Throughout these lines syntax plays a
huge role, as the lines begin to get shorter and the sentences are choppier. This intensifies the
suspense and starts to quickly build up to the upcoming

Comparing The Sirens In Odyssey And Siren Song
In the Odyssey by Homer, the Sirens are an obstacle in which Odysseus and his crew must
encounter. The "Odyssey" and Margaret Atwood's poem "Siren Song" portray the Sirens differently
by using tone and point of view. Both poems include the Siren, but they are seen differently by the
use of the poetic devices.
The poetry in the Odyssey has a tone that includes fear and suspense. As the ship gets near the
Sirens, Odysseus and his crew start to worry if they would accomplish their journey alive. The tone
of suspense arose when it states, "So they sent their ravishing voices out across the air and the heart
inside me throbbed to listen longer..." The tone allows to portray the Sirens as evil creatures that
everyone wants to avoid, but still are lured toward them. The Siren Song by Margaret Atwood
includes a different tone that contradicts the thoughts of everyone who sees them as evil. The tone is
partially full of melancholy. The poem states, "I don't enjoy it here squatting on this island looking
picturesque and mythical with these two feathery maniacs..." This quote demonstrates how this
particular Siren dislikes being a mythical ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
In the Odyssey the point of view is of Odysseus and he sees the Sirens as creatures that only live to
kill. Odysseus narrates, "We were just offshore as far as a man's shout can carry, scudding close,
when the Sirens sensed at once a ship was racing past and burst into their high, thrilling song..."
Odysseus describes them as desperate creatures that crave the flesh of a human by luring them with
their sweet, but "thrilling song". In the Siren Song the point of view is of a Siren which shows the
experience it is going through. The Siren says, "Shall I tell you the secret and if I do, will you get
me out of this bird suit?" The Siren's point of view shows how they do not crave to kill and instead
want to be

The Sirens In Homer's Odyssey
As a part of Greek mythology, sirens have made their way into many forms of literature throughout
history. They seem to always follow a given template for a seductive, tempting creature whose only
purpose is to lure men to their doom. In the two given poems, however, Homer and Margaret
Atwood use a variety of devices to present very different portrayals of the mythological sirens.
From the beginning of the excerpt of Homer's epic Odyssey, a very masculine tone is presented
through Odysseus's first–person narration. The emphasis of details such as his "two strong hands"
continues to indicate that the poem will be carried out through a man's perspective, and as such, the
encountered sirens will be portrayed through the eyes and perceptions of Odysseus and his seamen.
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The sirens, on the other hand, are introduced with a desperate note, rushing forth to tempt the men
with "their high, thrilling song." The descriptions of these sirens and the effect they leave on the
men is very sensual, with emphasis placed on their "honeyed voices" and "lips" while the throbbing
"heart" of the sailor longs for more. These descriptions, coupled with the repeated use of "s" to
create an almost snakelike but soothing hiss that mirrors both the scaled animal and the sea's waves
as each word is read aloud, contribute to the sense that these creatures are a dangerous obstacle to

Siren Song And Homer's Portrayal Of Sirens In The Odyssey
As decades and centuries have gone on, the portrayal of women in literature has evolved. In fact,
this can be easily seen when comparing works of literature on a similar topic, such as Margaret
Atwood's "Siren Song" and Homer's depiction of sirens in "The Odyssey". In Greek literature and
mythology, Sirens were a commonly reoccuring mythical creature. They were often described as
half bird and half woman, and they would lure nearby sailors to shipwreck on the coast of their
island with their enchanting music and voices. Although both authors are writing about the same
subject, the way that the sirens are portrayed differs, perhaps this is likely due to the different time
periods in which they were written in; as Atwood's version was written several centuries later than
Homer's. In Atwood's "Siren Song" the sirens are characterized as cunning, and as intellectually
superior to the men, where as in Homer's "The Odyssey", the sirens are characterized as evil yet
seductive creatures out to destroy the men's lives.
In Homer's "The Odyssey" the sirens are depicted as dangerous creatures who are set out to ruin the
men's lives through alluring voices. Evidence of this can be seen when Circe tells Odysseus that
there is,"no wife rising to meet him"(12.48) who draws to close to the sirens, and that there will be
"no happy children beaming at their father's face"(12.49). By these quotes, it is evident that
emphasis is placed on the man and that the sirens (the women) will ruin his

Comparing Odyssey And Siren Song
In an excerpt from Homer's The Odyssey and "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood, the speaker's point
of view shapes the portrayal of the alluring and dangerous aspects of the Sirens.
In Atwood's poem, the Sirens are described as alluring from one Siren's point of view due to their
knowledge of how to appeal to men's desires to be heroic, while in Homer's excerpt, Odysseus' point
of view believes that the Sirens are appealing solely to him. For example, Odysseus describes the
Siren's voices as 'honeyed,' and to add to the image, 'pouring from their lips'. Honey is generally
sweet, but can also be sticky, resembling the Siren's tactics attempting to lure men in. In the same
excerpt, Odysseus recalls the Sirens call as "famous Odysseus, – Achaea's

Summary: The Siren
"I'd waited an eternity for this. I'd have waited all over again if I had to. I was meant to kiss this boy,
designed to be held by him. All the careful postures I held melted away, and I pulled him to me,
wishing there was a way to be even closer. We were the stars. We were music. We were Time."
(Cass, 193). In the novel The Siren by Kiera Cass, a girl named Kahlen becomes a Siren. A Siren is
a person who serves the Ocean for 100 years and never ages and they can't talk to people because if
they did it would instantly kill them unless the Ocean spares them. This story takes place when
Kahlen is 80 years into her sentence; she has 4 sisters throughout the story who are also Sirens.
What happens is that Kahlen falls in love which Sirens are not supposed to do. She falls in love with
a boy named Akinli and she accidentally speaks to him and he almost dies, but Kahlen gets the
Ocean to spare him. After she spares him, he becomes ill because she talked to him. Kahlen ... Show
At this is the point in the story in which Kahlen is asking to be released from her sentence early so
she can heal Akinli and herself since they are both sick. The Ocean doesn't want to let Kahlen go
because she is Her favorite and the only Siren that actually thinks about Her. The Ocean realizes
though that "I promised you that your voice would never be his undoing, that his death would never
come at MY hand. This wasn't how I thought it would unfold, but the only way to show you how
much I love you would be to keep this promise. It's all I have left" (Cass, 312). Which means She is
going to let Kahlen go even though She really loves Kahlen and would like to keep her. So in terms
of the theme love and sacrifice, this is a great example because the Ocean loves Kahlen and doesn't
want to let her go but she sacrifices what she wants and lets Kahlen go. This is the major showing of
the theme love and

Siren Song Odysseus
The poem, "Siren Song," told from the perspective of a female Siren, reveals her trick on how she
persuade the men into plunging to their deaths, especially to prove that she is more clever than the
cleverest mortal men, Odysseus. As Odysseus and his crew sail past the Sirens, they sight "beached
skull [s]" on the shore, nevertheless the song "forces men to leap overboard," hence blinding the
men from seeing the reality of danger due to the Sirens' tantalizing song. Furthermore, the Siren
describes herself as a "bird suit" and just "looking picturesque and mythical" which depicts the
differences between how the men view the Sirens and how the Siren view herself; a costume that
lures men with fake beauty. Moreover, she lures the men by saying,

Siren Song Margaret Atwood
The One Song Everyone Would Like to Learn: Siren Song
Poetry can be used to provide the average person a daunting realization about how easy it is to fall
into the trap of manipulation. A siren, a "female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that
lured mariners to destruction by their singing", is a magical example of this manipulation (Merriam
Webster). The song sung by a siren, or a siren song is used to mesmerize and draw in the victim,
showing the strength of a womens appeal and how easy it is to lure men into a false sense of
courage because of their vanity. The poem "Siren Song" by Margaret Atwood portrays just this: an
artistic piece of literature that exposes the vanity within men and the blinding appeal and power of
woman who abuses her aspects of temptation through the use of powerful diction and emotion in the
carefully structured form of her poem.
The title of this poem, "Siren Song", is significant to the poem as it provides the reader its speaker.
The title introduces the speaker being a siren, in the process, warning the reader about deceit in the
poem. She continues by addressing that the song as one that "everyone would like to ... Show more
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In the poem, Atwood subtly plays with form and punctuation creating switches of tone and emotion
within the poem much like a siren would subtly enchant her victim. Her diction and decisions to
repeat words that create auras of intimacy also reflect on how a siren would create feelings of
uniqueness and closeness within the individual, compelling him. By bringing the reader under a
false sense of superiority and comfort, Margaret Atwood not only makes readers aware of
captivating deceptions in life but also forces the reader into experiencing this unyielding pressure of

'In Margaret Atwood's Siren Song'
Poetry has been defined by many people in numerous ways. Robert Frost puts it perfectly stating "A
poem begins in delight, it inclines to the impulse, it assumes a direction with the first line laid down,
it runs a course of lucky events, and ends in a clarification of life..." In Margaret Atwood's Siren
Song, it does just that. The speaker portrays the scenery and the siren as danger.
The poem opens with the speaker explaining the siren song as "the song that is irresistible" and
makes men leap overboard. Sirens were half mythical bird, half woman. From the first line, the
reader can already assume the song is a deception, but we all desire to learn it. The sense to continue
onto the next line or stanza indicates that the classical myth is not average. The colons in lines 2–3
also specify the sense of anticipation and suspense that will build up.
The speaker lulls you in with the second stanza, creating the possessed feeling the sailors were
under. The speaker goes on to tell of the song that no one knows, because those who jump are dead
and some just do not remember. This enchanting song forces sailors to jump overboard, even though
they are aware of the island filled with "beached skulls". The speaker then alludes to how ... Show
As we're made to feel special and "unique," the reader actually believes the Siren and takes that call
as a cry for help. Maybe the speaker is revealing the idea that man plays the hero because of his own
ego rather than some great cause. And at this point, that tactic is working pretty well since we're
almost completely lured in. While we thought we were listening to the Siren talk about her song this
whole time, we were actually listening to her song. And that's kind of how the whole Siren myth
works. Folks are lured into the trap because of the song's enchanting way of capturing our hearts
and

Homer's Sirens
While both poems of the sirens portray the creatures as enticing, admitting to the deadliness of the
song they sing (PrPP), Atwood's rendition, with its perspective entirely from that of a siren herself,
paints the sirens as more deceitful in their malevolent (SAT Vocab) coaxing of men, while the sirens
of Homer's classic tale rely more on their beauty and "ravishing voices," (Homer, 19) utilizing
rhetorical appeals to attract sailors (PrPP Parallel Structure).
These two poems compare in the continuities of their portrayals of the sirens admitting and
acknowledging (Compound ABP) their overall goal of killing sailors and the general success of
these efforts despite man's knowledge of the horrors that ensue from listening to the songs. The two
works facilitate these similarities through various 1st hand accounts amongst their narrators ... Show
For example, Homer's sirens reveal, "never has any sailor passed our shore," (16) though not
intended to serve as a warning, but nevertheless a subtle preview of what occurs once the sailors
swoon to the angelic voices (NSC as OP). The inclusion of the siren's admission to the moribund
(SAT Vocab) effects of their music directly examples the siren's openness and honesty concerning
the impending peril of man when exposed to the siren's temptations. Similarly, in Atwood's work,
the siren bluntly describes her song as one "nobody knows because anyone who has heard it is
dead," (Atwood, 7–9) this use of enjambment blatantly outlining the lethal effects of the song.
However, Atwood's sirens more directly acknowledge the disastrous results of lending one's ear to
their music, while Homer's sirens less directly foreshadow the fact that no man has ever sailed by
after hearing the song. Also, through the 1st hand accounts of Odysseus in Homer's work and the
siren in Atwood's work, the desire in man to flock to the siren song, despite the awareness of his
impending death, becomes clear. Odysseus' detail that he

Song: An Analysis Of Siren Song
"Siren Song" is about luring men into their death with an irresistible and tempting song. The men
fall into temptation because they get seduced by the nymphs. The sirens lure the men further and
further until the end, but the song was boring in reality. The sirens get men to jump over their ships
by singing an irresistible song. The song is so compelling that the sailors "leap overboard in
squadrons even though they see the beached skulls." The beached skulls are the men that arrived
before and perished at the fate of the nymphs. The men know that going to the sirens will kill them
but they are too eager to know new knowledge. The song is very attractive because it "is the one
song everyone would like to learn." The men (along with the reader) ... Show more content on
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It personally asks the reader "will you get me out of this bird suit?" and makes the reader want to
help the siren when it's all a devious ploy. The reader feels more and more inclined to help because
the siren personally tells the reader "I don't enjoy it here squatting on this island." The siren is on the
island with two other sirens. She describes them as "two feathery maniacs." She clearly doesn't like
them and she does not "enjoy singing" with the other two sirens – almost as if the siren is cursed.
The siren's life is unpleasant and she says she doesn't enjoy "squatting on this island" and wants to
be saved by the sailors. She wants to be freed "out of this bird suit" because she hates being a siren
and wants to get out of the island. She asks the sailors for her freedom but she never gets it. The
song is a "cry for help" to the sailors to help them escape the island but the sailors always die from
the same and boring song. The reader also feels connected with the siren and wants to help the siren
as well. But this was all a trick to get the sailors to follow the Siren's song to their deaths and the
reader to read through the end of the poem when it was a boring

Siren Song
The renowned Canadian poet and feminist activist Margaret Atwood is known for her ability to
expertly utilize language to convey meaningful messages relating to societal issues. This is no
exception her poem named "Siren Song". Based of the Greek mythology of sirens, which are
creatures that are half bird and woman, the poem's speaker is one of these sirens. In the greek myth,
the Sirens are known for using their extreme physical beauty to lure sailors, which tend to be young
men, to their deaths. "Siren Song" is a about a Siren who wants to escape the role but is unable to
due to the ignorance of men. Through the use of situational irony, visual symbolism, repetition and
coquettish and condescending tones Atwood represents young men as being ... Show more content
For instance, from lines 10–11 the siren says "shall I tell you the secret and if I do, will you get me
out" in order to lure the men. The playful yet seductive nature of the phrase makes it very
coquettish. However, as coquettishness is a trait associated with the young and immature, the fact
the siren is using such a tone of the men conveys the idea that the men themselves are rather naive
and immature. This is done to show that the ideas of young men are irrational, thus stressing that
such ideas especially those relating to unfair gender treatment, should not be trusted. Later on in the
poem, the tone shifts from coquettish to condescending. This is seen on lines 26–27 where the siren
says that the song is "boring" but "it works every time". Such phrases can be seen as condescending
as they mock the actions of men. This kind of tone shows how women view the actions men as
basic, thus implying that men are rather unintelligent in their decisions. Both the coquettish and
condescending tones work to show the irrationality of men and that they are simply not fit to make
decisions for women, thus furthering the idea of women

The Songs Of The Sirens : A Cry For Help
Nicholas Noneman
Professor Davis
English II
31 October 2016
The Songs of the Sirens: A Cry for Help
In Greek mythology, three perilous creatures were said to have occupied a remote and treacherous
island. The creatures appeared to passing sailors as harmless, yet very attractive, feathered mermaid
women who would sing alluring melodies. The sailors would then, completely blinded with
infatuation by the creatures' songs, send their ships and themselves to demise on the rocky coast of
the island. The three song seductresses, known as the Sirens, then relaxed and waited for their next
unfortunate victims. Though the Sirens seem malicious by this description, Greek mythology
portrayed them as helpless songstresses who, once they had begun their fateful song, were unable to
cease until their victims' deaths. Additionally, in Greek mythology and the writings of poets such as
Homer, the stories of the Sirens are always written from the eyes of the victims, or the witnesses
who survived to pass on their stories. However, in her poem "Siren Song," Margaret Atwood
chooses to write from the perspective of the Siren, in which she reveals that the Siren may not be
satisfied with her permanent, monotonous way of life. In her satirical representation of the attitude
of the Siren, Atwood also constructs a metaphor regarding dominance, honesty, and stereotypical
gender roles in modern relationships. By using a tone that is both desperate from loneliness,
incompatibility, and

A Comparison Of Sirens And The Little Mermaid
Sirens and The Little Mermaid
There is a universal ideology that suggests that each gender plays their specific, individualized roles
in society: men acting as independent, powerful alpha males, and women being their dutiful
submissives. Contemporary narratives depict women as such whereas mythology is rich with
goddesses and other female figures who are brave and powerful warriors equal to men. So if
mythology can be overflowed with stories about female leaders, how come contemporary narratives
have derived from that viewpoint? Sirens in Greek Mythology are a perfect example of the
derivation to the new idea of women in society: weak. By examining the myth of Sirens through a
feminist critical lens, the question of whether society is "concerned with the ways in which literature
and other cultural productions reinforce or undermine the economic, political, social, and
psychological oppression"(Brizee Web) will be answered. The mythological legend of the Sirens
highlights the superiority of these figures who could destroy by temptation through their melodic
voices; modern interpretations of sirens– as in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989)– reduce the
feminine power of the siren to a contemporary stereotype of the powerless, dependent, subservient
woman.
Sirens in mythology are defined as beautiful, destructive creatures –either half woman, half bird or
half woman, half fish– that obtain power by luring sailors to their deaths, causing their ships to
crash on the reefs near

Siren Song Comparison
In the songs "Song to the Siren" by Tim Buckley and "Sirens Song" by Miss May I, the allusion to
the Siren song and the Sirens has the effect of influencing the reader into feeling sympathetic for
men manipulated by deadly women. This illustration is evident in the female character in these
songs, which presents the femme fatale archetype by being alluring yet quite dangerous. In the song
"Song to the Siren," Tim Buckley writes "Now my foolish boat is leaning/ broken lovelorn on your
rocks" (Buckley). This allusion relates to the outcome many sailors faced when moving past the
alluring Sirens. The Siren song influenced sailors to abandon their ships and swim to the Siren's
island, where they were promptly devoured. Sirens caused the shipwrecks of many vessels in this ...
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By spending just a night with a femme fatale type woman, men can suffer extreme harm or even
death. The sheer power a Siren has over sailors passing her island can make a reader feel
sympathetic for these relatively powerless sailors. This power that women can have over men is
illustrated in a strong manner with this allusion, and leads to a reader feeling sorry for these men.
Furthermore, Tim Buckley, showing the indecision that could strike a man when confronted by a
threatening woman, writes "I am puzzled as the newborn child/ I am troubled at the tide:/ Should I
stand amid the breakers?/ Should I lie with death my bride?" (Buckley). The mental argument that a
man has of whether or not to go the the woman who is calling him or to stay where he is can be
likened to the decision the sailors had to make upon hearing the Siren. The allusion to the victims of
the Sirens debating whether or not to jump off their ship and swim to the Sirens is similar to the
situations that men in Buckley's era would have to deal with when faced with the questions of
whether to become intimate with a threatening women or

Siren Song
The picturesque siren is invariably familiar to most as a creature of myth and seductive danger. It is
through the perspective of such a creature that Margaret Atwood showcases a cruelty that has
stereotyped women into having methodical and sinister motives. The "Siren Song" is a rendition of
such a type–casted woman who has become bored with tricking and killing men beyond count. In
this interpretation, I will analyze "Siren Song" while focusing on the feministic ideology. The title,
in itself, indicates either a feminist view or that of a more traditionally limited perspective. As a
siren is traditionally a woman and her song is meant to be heard at the discomfort of others, the idea
that the poem stems from both is a valid point. Traditionally an oral transference, from the words of
one to another, this poem mimics the idea of a ballad but with ... Show more content on
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These paintings that are put on display and cause men to act in hysterics, even when they, "see the
beached skulls," (6). The siren says that she doesn't enjoy being on display and singing to men while
leading men to their deaths. Just as women do not usually enjoy being objectified and blamed for
men having been 'led to temptation.' When the siren sings that she doesn't enjoy looking picturesque
and mythical, she is explaining that she wants to be in the same reality as men. In the "trio, fatal and
valuable," she is expressing that they are seen as a danger yet as something to be taken. This seems
to form a question that Atwood asks with her poem: why is a woman's worth only in how they are
affecting men? If the sirens are seen as being some sort of valuable being placed on a pedestal only
to blame when a man falls while trying to possess

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