Metaphors By Sylvia Plath Essay

Pregnancy Riddle in “Metaphors” “Metaphors” is a lyric poem was written by Sylvia Plath in 1960. It is a confusing riddle in which the reader must pay attention to its appropriate voice, sound, word choice and metaphorical language to find that Plath is actually talking about pregnancy. The central theme of this poem is about what it's like to be a pregnant woman. Plath wrote “Metaphors” during her pregnancy, showing the aesthetics, effects, and implications of motherhood. On close examination, it infers that Plath was at least somewhat unsure about giving birth. Plath opens her poem with the line, "I'm a riddle in nine syllables." (1). this riddle gives both a literal and figurative meaning to the poem. As well as referring to the fact