"Venus and the Ark" Question Three

After reading the poem, I believe Sexton calls her poem a spoof because of how it satirizes the ignorance of humanity by referencing a part of the Bible. The second stanza of the poem describes how rival nations use nuclear weapons, which resulted in the destruction of life on Earth. In addition, the title is called “Venus and the Ark” which is similar to the story of Noah’s Ark from the Bible. In the Bible, all life was wiped out by God due to corruption and evil. In this poem, life is wiped out because of the same reason, except this time it was with nuclear weapons. In both situations, the animals all lived which shows how human beings, though intelligent, cannot maintain their existence due to their greedy nature.