 The poet casts before us the egocentrism of male possession of women, and at the same time, she demonstrates a compelling, erotic intimacy between women (Dugaw 11).Another theme common to Sor Violante’s works is religious mysticism, which is also common to other writers of her time such as Teresa of Avila, another Spanish mystics.Sor Violante’s religious poetry exhibits a distinctly feminine voice and a predilection for Nativity themes (Boyce 135).