Metaphors By Sylvia Plath Figurative Language

I chose the poem “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath because the poem seemed familiar to me. I then remembered I read this poem in my senior class. My teacher was pregnant at the moment and she decided to give us this specific poem. Metaphors is rich in figurative language. All lines have a hidden meaning or require a little bit of thinking. At first when I read the poem I was a little confused. Later, with the simple clues given I discovered that it was about a pregnant woman. Plath composed a poem that consists of nine lines and each line has nine syllables. My translation of this poem lost its meaning, structure, and organization. This assignment is helpful because I am able to see and compare the importance of figurative language. Since the
start in the translated version that I did worsen. The first line lost its magic because the reader is given the answer. Now, this is not a poem in my opinion it is just facts stated. (We have a pregnant woman for 9 months which is common sense). In Plath’s version the work is amazing because it hints the reader with information but does not overwhelm them with too much information. Poetry requires organization, structure, a theme, and meaning. Also when Plath uses comparisons like metaphors or similes the reader can then get a visual image about what he or she is talking about. In my opinion figurative language makes the poem come to life. Writing a poem is not as easy as it looks. The translated version was dull and most lines seemed repetitive.