The Joy of Cooking by Elaine Magarrell
This poem appears to have a very bitter and spiteful tone. It is unclear of the circumstances, but there must have been an event or occurrence which has led the author to feel such harsh feelings towards her brother and sister. Although the author is not actually performing these crude acts to her family members, they must represent either a strong feeling, or a potential way to release frustration. Due to the description, it can be insinuated that the author finds her sister's loud mouth to be unappealing. The sister may potentially be rude or hurtful, leading the author to want to alter her tongue. The author also made the statement that the sister's tongue would grow back, stressing how the sister is an unchangeable loud mouth. Her brother on the other hand must be very heartless and self centered. She stated that her brother's heart "is firm and rather dry," suggesting that that her brother is potentially stubborn and uncaring (Magarrell, 1). The speaker also notes that her brothers heart would only serve two, rather than six, emphasizing on the brother's selfish ways.
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