Sylvia Plath Figurative Language

In the poem “Daddy” written by Sylvia Plath, she talks about the lack of presence felt by her dad in her life. She uses figurative language such as metaphors and similes to express her extreme dislike for her father as a symbol for all men. For example like the like “Every woman adores a fascist”, by using this line Plat is talking about the entire race of all women. Throughout the poem she sets the tone of resentment for her father. She incorporates lines like “I could never talk to you, the tongue stuck in my jaw it stuck in a barbed wire snare.” This line shows how she hates her father so much that she can't even speak to him. Throughout the poem she insults her father. She compares her father to a ghastly statue. She even compares him