ANALYSIS OF “SPINSTER” BY SYLVIA PLATH The word “Spinster” ‚which is the title of the poem written by Sylvia Plath‚ in its literal sense denotes “single‚ unattached or free”. With this plain interpretation alone‚ you supposed to spot in an instant what could be the perspective of this poem‚ you may think that it is all about a person who lives alone‚ unmarried or unaided. This is merely gazing on the title itself‚ but when you come across on the entire poem deeper leaks on its real context will
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The works of both Atwood and Plath explore the subjugation of women through a second-wave feminist lens. Both use confessional narrative; however‚ Plath uses her own personal experiences of feeling trapped in the home only to be a wife and a mother‚ while Atwood takes us to an extreme theocratic dystopia where women are only useful for their bodies‚ their treatment justified through a religious framework. So whereas Plath examines control over women through controversial metaphors in her poetry‚
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intense expression of feelings and ideas which reflect the joys and struggles of the person writing it. We use it to convey love‚ to mourn a loss‚ tell a story‚ or to say the things we are afraid to tell an actual person. Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath don’t write sonnets. These two poets clearly used poetry as a cathartic release for the troubles of their lives. Their struggles with even the rudimentary‚ plagued them throughout their short lifetime. Life and death being in constant conflict‚albeit
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Philip Larkin - Wild OatsThe poem Wild Oats was written by a famous poet named Philip Larkin. The poem consists of three‚ eight line stanzas with each stanza describing a distinct period in his life. Philip Larkin used little sound effects and a minimal amount of rhyming to construct his poem. Rhyme‚ when it appears‚ is at the end of alternate lines such as‚ doubt and out‚ or snaps and perhaps. There is also no sign of alliteration‚ simile or use of a steady meter. The title Wild Oats was taken
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source of social status and contentment. • Plath suggests that the government‚ consumerism and the patriarchy cause the dehumanization of people‚ especially women who are restricted to the stereotype of the household wife. This is demonstrated in the repetition of the word‚ “It” in place of “She” or any other more personal term. The US promoted the domestic lifestyle image‚ which is expressed in The Applicant “A living doll‚ everywhere you look.” Plath voices her opinion on the way that women were
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Sylvia Plath draws upon her personal experiences to blend a range of powerful emotions‚ weaving them cleverly throughout her poems. ‘Lady Lazarus’ and ‘Daddy’ explore her intimate struggles and how the abandonment and betrayal of masculine figures in her life shaped her views on life and death. Her carefully selected language is crucial in exhibiting her feelings about the oppression of herself as a woman and her demand of dominance over the men around her. The protagonist of ‘Lady Lazarus’ is
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From teaching us about nutrition to what words not to say they have helped us grow‚ mature‚ and turn into wonderful young adults. "They fuck you up‚ your mum and dad." (ll.1) the first line of this poem comes off very harsh‚ because it is! Larkin is getting the reader’s attention with the first line. Your mom and dad "fuck you up" by giving you insights on how to better yourself and punishing you for the wrong things you have done. "They may not mean to‚ but they do" (ll.2) Parents don’t
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Sylvia Plath Plath’s poetry depicts her quest for poetic inspiration and vision: In her early poems‚ like ‘Black Rook’‚ Plath sees inspiration as transcendent‚ something that would announce itself to her from the external world. Plath’s language implies that she awaits a visitation of beauty‚ like the Annunciation by the angel in the Bible. Plath longs for an occasional ‘portent’ or ‘back talk from the mute sky’. She doesn’t believe in religious epiphany; but she uses Christian language as an
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books. The title is a mock‚ serious title for it sounds like a piece of academic research Larkin uses first person persona to give expression to things he would prefer not to have attributed to himself. The structure of the poem divided into three stanzas; school years‚ adolescent years and the present. The tone is sarcastic and colloquial‚ that along with the shorter lines‚ creates a less serious poem from Larkin. In the first part of his journey‚ the persona is imaginative and loves to read‚ so
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Plath views the world in an insightful and unusual way. She has a meticulous eye for detail which is evident in all her poems. Her poetry is confessional‚ in the sense that it is often an obsessive analysis of herself. The exploration of identity is apparent in poems that I have studied. These poems are ‘Morning Song’‚ ‘Child’‚ ‘Black Rook in Rainy Weather’ (BRR)‚ ‘Mirror’ and ‘The Arrival of the Bee Box’ (ABB). These poems are intriguing and narrate the world around Plath. As her poetry is often
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