Adam Kirsch has written that some of Plath’s works‚ like "Daddy"‚ are self-mythologizing and suggests that readers should not interpret the poem as a strictly "confessional"‚ autobiographical poem about her actual father. Sylvia Plath herself also did not describe the poem in autobiographical terms. When she introduced the poem for a BBC radio reading shortly before her suicide‚ she described the piece in the third person‚ stating that the poem was about "a girl with an Electra complex [whose] father
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Plath notes: Why does Sylvia Plath’s poetry have textual integrity (i.e. unity)? * Context – Plath’s and yours * Informed PERSONAL understanding IDEAS * CONSTRUCTION * LANGUAGE FEATURES * SIGNIFICANCE Context: 1. Plath wrote in the early 1960’s 2. Plath suffered from depression and Bi-Polar‚ pervious to her main period of writing‚ she had on one occasion attempted suicide. 3. Plath loves and cares for her children‚ maternal instincts and influence. 4. Plath
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be less active‚ show less attention and are more irritable and agitated than babies born to moms who are not depressed (“American Pregnancy Association”). In the poem “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ her choice of words for the poem seem to express her feelings of depression toward the issue of her pregnancy. Plath chose many metaphors to describe her pregnancy. From her choice of words‚ one gets the feeling as if she is not enjoying the fact that she is pregnant‚ nor is she looking forward to
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Quick Facts about Sylvia Plath Directions: Read the short bio below and choose FIVE INTERESTING FACTS about Plath’s life that you think may have influenced her writing. WRITE THEM DOWN at the bottom of the document and be prepared to discuss them in class! OCCUPATION: Academic‚ Editor‚ Author‚ Poet BIRTH DATE: October 27‚ 1932 DEATH DATE: February 11‚ 1963 EDUCATION: Smith College‚ Cambridge University PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston‚ Massachusetts PLACE OF DEATH: London‚ England Best Known
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lids and all is born again. (I think I made you up inside my head.) -- Sylvia Plath‚ Smith College‚ 1954 The above metaphor appears in an amazing poem written by Sylvia Plath. It relates something everyone does everyday‚ blinking‚ and turns it into something so sorrowful and thoughtful and deep. When reading this poem‚ "Mad Girl’s Love Song‚" I get a glimpse of the immensely troubled yet astounding life that Plath led. Although she only had one book‚ The Bell Jar‚ published during her short
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have changed as time progresses‚ authors have wrote about the same hardships in their work while still adding their own unique voices. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath and Stoner by John Williams‚ each author explores social expectations of women in post-war America illustrating the influences on literature and its audience. In Metaphors by Sylvia Plath‚ she demonstrates a first person point of view on what it is like to be held to the expectations of childbirth in 1959. This
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In the poem "Mirror"‚ Sylvia Plath employs many different poetic devices to develop her message that people need the truth although it may be hurtful. Plath uses a mirror and then a lake as a metaphor for the truth. She also makes the mirror come alive with personification‚ simile and metonymy. These other devices are important to the poem and the scene it creates‚ but the mirror being a metaphor for truth is the most important. The poem is basically about a woman looking into a mirror. As she
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成绩 Critical Analysis on “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath 课程名称 美国现代诗歌 授课教师 吴杨 院 系 应用英语学院 年级专业 二年级 比较文学与世界文学 姓 名 蘑丽得尔 学 号 136440903 时 间 2014/12/10 Critical Analysis on Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” The poem has left on me a great impact. But not a good one‚ of course
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The poem “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath is told from the point of view of a mirror hanging up on a wall. This mirror has‚ over time‚ been privy to the tears of a woman over who she sees in it‚ desperate grasps at moonlit lies‚ and the endless speculations of a pink with speckles wall. “Mirror” is a poem that probes into the corners of human nature‚ beauty‚ life‚ and death‚ reflecting back their truths to readers as good mirrors do. In this poem‚ readers can see the truth about themselves reflected among
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Sylvia Plath uses metaphors‚ and other literary devices to leave the reader with a feeling of anguish. The use of metaphors are often utilized throughout the poem‚ in order to compare her father to the most awful things a person could imagine. Throughout the poem she paints an image of her father as a Nazi‚ and herself as a Jew. She attempts to show the intimidation her father creates. The speaker says “Panzer-man‚ panzer-man‚ O you (45). “Panzer-man” is a German phrase referring to tank drivers
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