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    Sylvia Plath Metaphors

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    In the famous Poem of Daddy by Sylvia Plath has a significant meaning of the subject of marriage and gender issues‚ as she express a hatred for the two most important male figures in her life. In the summary of the poem who let the readers know her father was an abusive man who was a fascist and a nazi. Plath uses many figurative metaphors to describe him for example “ You do not do‚ you do not do Any more‚ black shoe In which I have lived like a foot”(Lines 1-3). Plath truly describes him as a

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    The Thing in the Forest

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    The Thing in the Forest Containing all the well-known signs of a fairy tale from the beginning‚ The Thing in the Forest is expected to include the fantasy aspect of a fairy tale. Unlike most fairy tales however‚ The Think in the Forest quickly turns into a very real occurrence that happened to children all over that particular region during that particular time period. Once the girls come within earshot‚ and then sight of “The Thing”‚ it takes on many figurative meanings. These meanings include

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    Metaphors by Sylvia Plath

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    developing baby. Babies born to mothers who are depressed may also be less active‚ show less attention and are more irritable and agitated than babies born to moms who are not depressed (“American Pregnancy Association”). In the poem “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath‚ her choice of words for the poem seem to express her feelings of depression toward the issue of her pregnancy. Plath chose many metaphors to describe her pregnancy. From her choice of words‚ one gets the feeling as if she is not enjoying

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    Sylvia Plath Metaphors

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    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

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    Treetop Forest

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    Statement of the problem The packaging team at Treetop Forest is experiencing many problems. Their productivity is decreasing and affecting the rest of the departments negatively. The unsupervised employees are slacking off‚ are not motivated and are adopting norms that are not fitted with the company. Inventory costs and the risk of damaged stocks are also increasing. The quality of the appearance of the finished products is also decreasing‚ resulting in a loss in the market share in the industry

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    Medusa Sylvia Plath

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    (originally had ‘Mum’ in the title) focuses on the relationship with the persona’s mother. It can be seen as a companion poem to ‘Daddy’ - written shortly before - and explores a similar theme – freeing the self from the (powerful‚ smothering) parent. |Sylvia Plath - Medusa | |

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    According to the article “What’s in a Name?” ‚ some authors choose pen names because it’s “ allow authors freedom‚ flexibility‚ and opportunity”. For example‚ Eric Blair adopted the name George Orwell because he “feared his early word would embarrass his family”(Source 1). In addition‚ some authors choose pen names‚ because for them it’s an only way to get published‚ especially for woman‚ because they was discriminated because they are women. According to the article “ Introducing Jane Eyre: An

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    Disaster in the Forest

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    Disaster in the Forest* In 1755‚ General Edward Braddock famously led a British army to a costly and humiliating defeat about eight miles from the junction of the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers (the site of modern Pittsburgh.) In a passage from his autobiography‚ Benjamin Franklin offers his one explanation of what happened. This general was‚ I think‚ a brave man‚ and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence‚ too high an opinion

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    Lost In the forest

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    Lost So there I stood‚ no clue about my surroundings in a place I had never been before. Being in a forest all alone with nothing but a barely sharp pocket knife is a bad place to be but I had no choice in the matter‚ I was lost. I knew the first thing I had to do would be to build some kind of a shelter‚ something to keep me out of the weather and safe from any animals wanting to eat me. Next‚ I would need to find a food source abundant enough to last until I could be found. So I set out to find

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    Daddy By Sylvia Plath

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    成绩 Critical Analysis on “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath 课程名称 美国现代诗歌 授课教师 吴杨 院 系 应用英语学院 年级专业 二年级 比较文学与世界文学 姓 名 蘑丽得尔 学 号 136440903 时 间 2014/12/10 Critical Analysis on Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” The poem has left on me a great impact. But not a good one‚ of course

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