Sylvia Plath Metaphors

Sylvia Plath uses metaphors, and other literary devices to leave the reader with a feeling of anguish. The use of metaphors are often utilized throughout the poem, in order to compare her father to the most awful things a person could imagine. Throughout the poem she paints an image of her father as a Nazi, and herself as a Jew. She attempts to show the intimidation her father creates. The speaker says “Panzer-man, panzer-man, O you (45). “Panzer-man” is a German phrase referring to tank drivers. Here she shows the fear she has of her father, and continues to create the image of her father being terrifying. Plath continuously uses literary devices when speaking of her father, especially when reflecting her view of him as a Nazi. She even says