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The speaker in this poem is advising the daughter about love. He uses references to make up and was which is comparing the lipstick to war which is the comparison of boys to girls. The speaker negatively portrays the objects such as make up and lipstick so it shows it really doesn't matter. The speaker acknowledges the need for advice as this is an important life stage- finding love. The speaker then gives a warning and says that basically these things can't actually do anything for you. He makes it clear that they are only a small part of the person you are and they won't protect you in a relationship. The speaker then goes on the list all the interests of boys and how when you are in a relationship you have to like the whole person. So, these are all the things about them in a relationship and you need to like them also so the message it gives across shows to the daughter to look behind the obvious. Finally, the speaker states how it is no longer about the daughter as an individual but them as a couple in a relationship.

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