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This research attempts to investigate the description of female body parts in Mun, Jung-Hee's poem, and extracts the internal feature from feminine writing. Furthermore, the essay diagnoses the problem of contemporary feminine writing and then finds the way to overcome it. Also, I intend to release the tension of different concepts of femininity and masculinity. To begin with, the research notices that a woman body is not only function of activity but also symbol of showing femininity. So, it is believed that the selected words by a woman poet imply the crucial poetic devices to tell the nature of femininity. Therefore, it can be concluded below after analyzing the description of female body parts in Mun, Jung-Hee's poem. She dealt with love or affection in the beginning period. However, recently she has tended to contemplate the object in the world. In addition, although she writes a various expression of female body parts in her poem, it is noticed that she ultimately does not indicate eroticism or sexual intension, Therefore, the meaning of the description of female body parts in Mun, Jung-Hee's poem would rather the common concept of both femininity and masculinity than the concept only related to femininity. Furthermore, generally her description does not aim at eroticism, but simply refers to human body or seems to be used as metaphor and symbol. This will be a distinctive point of her poem compared with other women poets in Korea. In other words, most women poets focus on female body parts to aim for women's liberation. However, Mun, Jung-Hee writes it with the same view of men poets, and this enables her literary character to obtain the view of universal poet rather than the limited view of women writer. Specifically, her poem pursues the contemplation of objects as well as the enlargement of cognition. Through awareness and reflection, she recognizes the world and dreams the new world. Such creative attitude deviates from the stereotype of description of female body part. In conclusion, it will be highlighted that Mun, Jung-Hee is able to gain the status of universal poet rather than only a woman poet. However, this simple definition that she deviates from women poets' stereotype needs to be discussed more to look for her identity as a woman. In order to acquire sexual equality, it is important for women poets to obtain the status of 'universal poet' which is usually referred to men poets. Therefore, it will be approached to women poet in the sophisticated point of view. Especially, it should be more compensated for comparative art work and included her former poem to extract clear review.