poetry was quite disturbing. The best poems to explain this experience are “Black Rook in Rainy Weather‚” “Finisterre‚” “Morning Song‚” “Child” and of course‚ “Poppies in July”. There are poems that aren’t quite as depressing‚ such as “Pheasant”‚ but certainly an unsettled atmosphere dominates throughout Plath’s work. Main text The theme explored in “Black Rook in Rainy Weather” is the lack of inspiration and the depression that arises therefore. Plath is in a state of desperation‚ she describes
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devices in the poem The Lady of Shalott. Tennyson uses multiple literary devices in "The Lady of Shalott‚" including simile‚ imagery‚ metaphor‚ and symbolism. In part three of the poem‚ Tennyson describes the details of Lancelot’s armor and horse: "The gemmy bridle glitter’d free‚ Like to some branch of stars we see Hung in the golden Galaxy." (82-84) Tennyson uses a simile to compare the glitter of the horse’s bridle to the stars at night. This simile also incorporates imagery‚ creating visual
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ourselves‚ how does poetry gain its power? To answer this question‚ we examine the work of poets Harwood and Plath. ‘The Glass Jar’‚ composed by Gwen Harwood portrays its message through the emotions of a young child‚ while the poem ‘Ariel’‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ makes effective use of emotions to convey artistic creativity and inspiration. Through my personal reading of Harwood’s poem ‘The Glass Jar’‚ I view it as an examination of maturation – the inevitable change driven by painful experience
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poetry of Wilfred Owen‚ Robert Lowell and Sylvia Plath. Wilfred Owen places extensive emphasis on the meaning of life and the meaning of war while Robert Lowell seems to be more concerned with more personal issues such as his mother’s death and then there is Sylvia Plath who is even more introverted through her poetry and focuses heavily on analysing her own thought processes and suicidal tendencies. On studying ach of these poets and their
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In these key lines from the book‚ Lady Macbeth mutters key fragments of an imaginary conversation which she recalls having with her husband Macbeth. Lady Maceth’s thoughts are being unraveled and her tortured imagination is being set free. ‘Out‚ damn’d spot! out‚ I say! One; two: why‚ then ’tis time to do’t. In this piece of text Lady Macbeth is calling on evil spirits‚ and chanting different callings. Lady Macbeth is embracing her inner evil‚ and becoming a new person. In her chanting she recites
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by Sylvia Plath There is a specific difference between the gender and sex of an individual. The gender of a person refers to whether they identify as male or female socially. The sex of an individual regards their internal organs and chromosomes. In the 1950’s‚ the people of America were divided into extremely specific groups of male or female. Depending on a persons gender group‚ they were expected to follow certain rules and theories of living. In the novel The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath‚ the
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and Prospero develop as a result of their individual discoveries about humanity. Similarly in Sylvia Plath’s poem Daddy the narrator encounters personal discoveries which ultimately lead to her freedom. Sudden and unexpected discoveries can be confronting and transformative and are an integral part of an individual’s development and maturation. The protagonist of Miranda in Shakespeare’s play The
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poetry as autobiographical considering that she later committed suicide. One poem in particular that deals with mental anguish is “Poppies in July”. In this poem‚ Plath discusses issues regarding excessive emotions or wishing for annihilation‚ “A mouth jut bloodied. Little bloody skirts!” Plath seems to desire a life of intense experience‚ even to the point of suffering‚ “If I could bleed‚ or sleep!” The Title of the poem alone is an association with death and war as a poppy is the remembrance flower
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a prosperous‚ admired poet‚ Sylvia Plath considered her obsession with death and her failure of self-repair as an art form that she expressed through poetry. Due to the continuous disloyalty resulting in betrayal that Plath received throughout her life she repeatedly designated herself the role as a victim in a majority of her poems. This gives evidence in saying that Sylvia Plath was a troubled woman trying to deal with her dark nature that is shown in several poems that she wrote‚ specifically
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Sylvia Plath was a brilliant writer and is my favourite writer on our course. She was also highly accomplished in other fields‚ was an intense and complex woman‚ and a woman who was frequently ill. She died at a young age. It is often the latter facts that come to mind when we think of Sylvia Plath. In the minds of many‚ her short life and personality have overwhelmed her work. First and foremost‚ however‚ we must now remember Plath as a brilliant writer. It is on this basis alone that - along
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