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    to be Sylvia Plath herself‚ and she seems to be speaking directly to the audience‚ no more like as if she is speaking to people around her‚ that understand her life. Because her life one can make direct connections to her life and to her poems‚ so I believe that one can trust the speaker. Structure of Poem The form of the poem Death and Co. is a traditional form‚ the limerick form‚ because every stanza is five lines except for the very last line. I believe the reason why Sylvia Plath had chosen

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    The Life and Poetry of Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath was born on October 27‚ 1932 in Boston Massachusetts‚ and died on February 11‚ 1963 by suicide. She became a poet and was known after she died for “the intense coupling of its violent or disturbed imagery and its playful use of alliteration and rhyme” (Poets.org). She began her poetry when she began to write and just after graduating high school her first published poem was in the Christian Science Monitor in 1950. Sylvia was diagnosed with depression

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    human being to express themselves‚ sometimes not straightforward‚ however in a more abstract way. Sylvia Plath was a 20th century American poet‚ novelist and short story writer. (Snider) Controversy still continues to surround the events of her life and death‚ as well as her writing and legacy. Two poems that best demonstrate her style of confessional poetry are “Mirror” and “Daddy.” (Sewell) Sylvia Plath’s poems often illustrate or include details from her personal feelings of being oppressed for

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    Sylvia Plath‚ Exam Question. The poetry of Sylvia Plath is intense and quite disturbing. Discuss I agree with the statement that Sylvia Plath’s poems are filled with intense and disturbing thoughts. Plath’s poetry is intense‚ deeply personal and quite disturbing. Plath has a dark mind filled with doubts and demons of all shapes and sizes which provides rich imagery to draw from. The best poems to describe the disturbing experience are ‘Child’‚ ’Black Rook in Rainy Weather’‚ ‘Morning Song’‚ ’Mirror’

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    Sylvia Plath (October 27‚ 1932 – February 11‚ 1963) was an American poet‚ novelist and short story writer. Born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ she studied at Smith College and Newnham College‚ Cambridge‚ before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer. She married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956 and they lived together first in the United States and then England‚ having two children together‚ Frieda and Nicholas. Plath suffered from depression for much of her adult life‚[1] and in 1963 she committed

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    Sylvia Plath was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ on October 27‚ 1932. Sylvia Plath met and married British poet Ted Hughes‚ even though the two later split. Plath published her first poem at the age of eight and she committed her first attempt to suicide at age ten. However‚ beneath the surface of her seeming perfect there were some grave depressions‚ some which probably were caused by the death of her father‚ when she was eight. In the poem Daddy by Sylvia Plath Sylvia began to explain her father’s

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    The “father figure” in Sylvia Plath’s poetry “Daddy” This brings out a strong obsession of a daughter towards her father‚ with a deep-rooted sexual instinct as an undercurrent. It is not easy to overlook this aspect of Sylvia Plath’s poetry‚ though many critics have blown this out of proportion. Pomes like ’Daddy’‚ ’Cut’ and ’Fever’ can be analyzed from the sensitive angle of ’love-hate’ relationship from a sensitive feminine poet. But when it comes to reading of ’The Colossus’‚ ’Lady Lazarus’

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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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    ‘Plath’s poems seethe with anger‚ hope‚ desire and disappointment. Her poems reveal a perspective and a language use that are utterly unique’. Sylvia Plath poetry is unique because of her use of language and the perspective and themes she explores‚ creating powerful images and original metaphorical ideas to evoke a strong climax of feelings which express the struggles she experienced in her own personal life. Her poems ‘Lady Lazarus’ and ‘Daddy’ are confessional poems that use contemporary form

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    Sylvia Plath 1-Poppies in October The poem is a remarkable play of life and death‚ said and unsaid‚ hope and hopelessness. The poem is about an unusual time and its impact on the poetess‚ wherein she tells her agony and pain through the metaphor of nature. The poem brings before us a personal touch of the poetess’ life. October is the beginning of winter when flowers withered away and trees are leafless. It is the coming up of a long and cold winter and is not a season of blooming and blossoming

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