In Margaret Atwood’s poem Siren Song, she uses the allusion of the well-known sirens from Greek mythology to present a feminist concept. She takes a completely unique approach to the age-old story of the sirens who lure sailors to their death with their beautiful song. The poem presents the sirens as damsels in distress, who wish to be freed from the “bird suit” and claim that their song is a cry for help. This creates dramatic irony for the reader: we already know that the sirens are not the victims in this scenario because of our familiarity with Greek mythology, but Atwood’s writing is convincing enough to have anyone questioning the sirens’ true motive. The twist at the end of the poem is where the feminist ideology comes in. The ending plays on the “damsel in distress” trope that women are often depicted as because they are seen as weak and cannot fend for themselves. The fact that the siren uses this stereotype to lure in another victim defies this trope and makes a statement against the harmful idea that women are inherently weak. The poignancy of this feminist concept could not be reached without the allusion to the Greek sirens. The knowledge that nearly everyone already has about these creatures and the way that Atwood takes a completely new approach to the familiar figures highlights the point that she is trying to make in the poem that just wouldn’t be as powerful if she had tried to use a n original image or story that people were not already familiar with.