Abstract
Thisstudy aims to analyze Badan Dareedaby Fahmida Riaz, a prominent Pakistani poetess, from Sara Mill’s feminist stylistic perspective (1995). By developing the link between Riaz’s transitivity choices and her depiction of female characters, the paper explores the representation of female figures in her poetry and the use of the medium of poetry as a weapon against the patriarchal normativity in the Zia regime. In the present research, purposive sampling is employed to select two poems, “Come Hold my Hand” and “She is a Dirty Linen” from Riaz’s Badan Dareeda. The research is qualitative as well as quantitative. After tagging the data, the quantitative analysis shows that material and relational processes are used by Riaz frequently to present female characters. The qualitative analysis highlights that she uses material action processes to associate agency and action with women and relational clauses to restructure the identity of women inPatriarchal society during the reign of Zia. This research concludes that Riaz tries to alter the passive image of women as she portrays women as active and decisive characters. This paper signifies the use of the language of literature as a medium for reconstructing the identity of women. Furthermore, it promotes work on those literary pieces by Pakistani authors in which they aim to give a positive image of female consciousness.
HafizMuhammad Qasim, Rimsha Umar Khan, Kanza Umar Khan. (2021) Badan Dareedaas a Battle Cry: A Feminist Stylistic Analysis of Come Hold my Handand She is a Dirty Linenby Fahmida Riaz, The ELF Annual Research Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1.
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