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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Background Information Sylvia Plath lived from October 27‚ 1932 – February 11‚ 1963. She was an American poet‚ novelist and short story writer. Born in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Plath suffered from depression for much of her adult life‚ and in 1963 she committed suicide. The poem‚ "Mad Girl’s Love Song"‚ was written by Sylvia Plath. This poem has a theme of suicide as an escape. The author‚ Sylvia Plath‚ is writing this song from her own personal view. There are many places where the theme of suicide
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the swinging motion would be symbolic of her ambivalent state and her unfulfilled longing as well.) Plath confesses that‚ after failing to escape her predicament through attempted suicide‚ she married a surrogate father‚ "a man in black with a Meinkampf look" who obligingly was just as much a vampire of her spirit—one who "drank my blood for a year‚ / Seven years‚ if you want to know." (Sylvia Plath was married to the poet Ted Hughes for seven years.) When she drives the stake through her father’s
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In this section by Ellie Wiesel‚ you see personification through "Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes"(Wiesel 34). This literary device impacts the meaning of what Ellie is going through‚ and if it were not in this quote‚ you wouldn’t be able to fully grasp the severity and finality of Ellie’s faith. This example of personification allows you to infer that his faith is going to go through many trials throughout his time in the camps and
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In the story "Cornet at night" by Sinclair Ross‚ personification can be used for a variety of Different in what way?different things. Personification‚ as we all know is primarilly used for giving a human emotion‚ feeling or action to an abstract idea or inanimate object‚ but personification can be used for so much more. In this case‚ personification can be used to also let the reader picture what is to come and to let them experience or draw their own feelings from the story. It lets them feel as
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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 giving
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Mirror In today’s day and age‚ it seems that some would do anything to erase a crease in their forehead‚ or a crinkle on the outskirts of an eye. Because time is something that we can never get back‚ growing older is an idea that many try to deny‚ especially in today’s society. Told from a mirror’s point of view‚ the mirror in the poem witnesses the truth of what it means to age. Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ Mirror‚ is a poem that deals with the truths and lies in the struggle a woman goes through when
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tends to transcend the category of ‘season‚’ and more accurately takes on the form of a revival. By utilizing personification‚ Dickinson is able to bring to life the natural elements that form the essence of spring‚ while implicitly relating these intrinsic qualities of spring to her faith. Throughout most of her works‚ Dickinson tends
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Sylvia Plath lived a short‚ disturbed life‚ and much of her misfortune she has traced to her father. After her dad Otto Plath died when she was ten‚ she was able to identify his overwhelming presence in many other experiences she had during the remainder of her life. Coming from a German-born teacher‚ Sylvia Plath uses angry and emphatic language to identify the cruel and emotional experiences that the absence of her father has caused throughout her life‚ and she parallels his oppressive relationship
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Poetry Analysis - “Inferno” In a composure of escalating intensity‚ "Inferno" is a twenty-five line poem of increasing intensity just like a musical arrangement. In "Inferno‚" an anonymous teenage author uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and well-chosen diction that explores how an inspiration to achieve a goal is partnered with a strong motivation for succeeding. The author uses several metaphors throughout the poem that compare how a musical composure is a constantly building and developing work
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