Stringency: A rigorous imposition of standards; A tightness or constriction; A scarcity of money or credit. Strictness: conscientious attention to rules and details The narrator makes reference to ‘a stake in your fat black heart’ and vampire imagery is clearly used here as vampire can only be killed with a stake through the heart. The stress falling on each word is like each pound and thrust of the stake. In addition‚ monosyllabic words create force and energy. The sentence is plosive and
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The poet Sylvia Plath‚ is known for darker more depressing poetry style and free-verse writing technique. But‚ like plenty of other poets she uses figurative language. Metaphors is just one of the many types of figurative language. A metaphor is a figure of speech that identifies something as the same as some unrelated person/place/thing for verbal effect‚ thus stressing the similarities between the two. Many poets and authors use metaphors and also symbolism in their writing. In her work‚ Plath
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In the Poem “Lady Lazarus”‚ poet Sylvia Plath uses allusions‚ symbolism‚ and irony to convey to the audience the theme “Oppression leads to an eventual rebellion.” The poems shows Plath’s own suicide attempt and tells us little of the actual event. Plath’s suicide and depression dealt with multiple factors such as the death of her father‚ her struggle for her power as a woman in her society‚ several publishers’ lack of interest in her early poetry‚ and the affair by her husband Ted Hughes. Plath’s
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We usually think of religion as being redemptive‚ but here the symbols are oppressive. In ‘Lady Lazarus’ Plath expresses an awareness of the world that is underpinned by regret and sorrow‚ uneasiness and apprehension and in ‘Being Christlike ‘Hughes‚ expresses that same sense of regret and let down‚ apprehension and anxiety. Their resentment of failure is palpable. Both poets use twisted symbolism‚ provoking unease in the reader. They construct destructive symbols of neglect‚ abuse‚ cruelty and oppression
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Poetry commentary on Mirror by Sylvia Plath Mirror by Sylvia Plath is a poem that deals with the unchanging and painful process of age and time which leads to people to try and change this by creating their own delusional world. Plath uses the technique of personification for the mirror. The poem is narrated from the point of a mirror. When Sylvia refers to the mirror as being not cruel and truthful‚ she means that what you see is not false‚ a mirror never lies since it can only show the truth
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its new journey. The quarterback knows that his/her hands must be in position to receive the ball‚ regardless of the position. Just as there are subtle clues as to the play that is beginning‚ there are clues as to the intentions of the author‚ Sylvia Plath‚ in her poem “Two Sisters of Persephone”. In the poem “Two Sisters of Persephone”‚ there are multiple
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The morning song ‘Morning song’ by Sylvia Plath describes the birth‚ early stages of childhood and the sentimental value of a child in a very unique way. This poem was wrote from Sylvia Plath’s own experience of child birth‚ it can also be related to by parents‚ it could be thought it is aimed mainly at females as this poem is quite feminine. This eighteen line lyrics is structured in 3 line stanzas which are called tersest. It is a tender poem and the overall tone of it is quite mellow. The opening
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“Daddy” A Love Lost “Daddy” was written by poet Sylvia Plath who graduated summa cum laude Plath began her writing at the early age of 11 when she began to keep diaries after the passing of her father Otto Plath‚ who died from complications from surgery stemming from diabetes in 1940. “Daddy” is one of Plath’s poems written in 1962 about her father. In “Daddy” it is clear that the feelings and emotions Plath expresses for her father are unhealthy and possibly the relationship she had with him
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Sylvia Plath Poem Comparison Essay Saying Sylvia Plath was a troubled woman would be an understatement. She was a dark poet‚ who attempted suicide many times‚ was hospitalized in a mental institution‚ was divorced with two children‚ and wrote confessional poems about fetuses‚ reflection‚ duality‚ and a female perspective on life. Putting her head in an oven and suffocating was probably the happiest moment in her life‚ considering she had wanted to die since her early twenties. However‚ one thing
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Physical appearance can tie a lot into a person’s character‚ as well as their self-esteem‚ and this all stems from the opinions we receive from others perception on our physical attributes. From The Bell Jar‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ you can tell that Esther has many problems‚ yet it isn’t until you get deeper into the novel that you notice this originates from self-esteem issues. From the beginning‚ Esther has a critical eye on society and the people in her life‚ this contrasts from almost all of the characters
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