The simile cmpares her to a animal obviously below and controlled by people, confined to a trembling, helpless position. This simile also notices nature and animals, likening herself as closer to them than the monstrous slave owners, as they do not fall under an idea of humanity, seen as romantics as close to nature.

Repetition of superlative strengthens idea of Hetty being her focus, the top of her hierarchy, ather than the slave Owners. Repeating this shows her determination not to let their power structures infiltrate her mind.

The superlative "most" shows that even when she wasn't being overtly defiant, her priority and interests alwasy lay with other people in her position. She paints Hetty as heroic and courageous, strong as "the most actvie", once again using a superlative in an attmept to heighten the status of Hetty to the very top. The "most" important perosn there, despite the attitudes the slave owners held of themsleves. Prince is silently defiant here in not seeing them as the focus for her attention. Publishing this thought strengthens the defiance, showing slave owners that they cannot control the hierarchy inside one's head so will never truly have the control they want.

This emotive description of her Mistress emphasises how courageous she was to write and speak out as she did, as even looking at her Mistress was dififcult for her

Contrast between "cold" and "gold". This implies sentiment and warmth in human interaction has been replaced by the sole desire of money. Blake suggests we should open oursleves up to more than the 5 senses, and this figure is clealry the oppsoite, confining himself to the persuit of capitlasit plights.

Beauty cannot be confined. The use of "wherever" suggests a sense of free, limitless movement, almost superlative. Beauty can occur anywhere. The use of "appears" connotes spontenaity, popping up wherever it pleases. This symbolises the spirit of women and beauty, uncontrolled and free, that Oothoon strives towards.

The speaker's identity as a woman means this could be seen as how she feels about women's positions underneath men. The desires of their heart's are not considered, as they should almost serve their husband, whether they love them or not. This oppressive position in a relatrionship that should be loving and special causes her heart to lose hope/ passion and "sink into the abyss".

Oothoon's recognitiont that her own brain is infinite is very powerful at a time when women wer told the opposite. Blake gives glimpses of how through the powerful nature of Oothoon and her self determination/ fierce desire to control her own experience. This reminds me of the courage and dtermination of Prince, who must have brought hope to many other women in her position, as she was determined to demonstrate the rights she should have against a society oppressing her.

This suggests the sun is confining tgem to darkness, there is not enough light in the day, perhaos alluding to the dark and depressing context of the poem for women and slaves

I'm not quite sure what the relvence of 'pure east' is, bit it's interesting that the place would be referred to as pure

Opposite of confineinemnt, eagle represents freedom and ability to fly far away, flight is a very freeing idea/ sensation. Perhpas indicates male access to freeodm as it's "his" beak, women arent allwoed the freedom of flight

Typically subject to confinement/ control, lesser being, animalistic- no control or sophostication, confined toan animal being