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    Rebecca Wayne Ms. Arnold English 3° May 1st‚ 2012   Sylvia Plath Research Paper What made Sylvia Plath think it was okay to hurt her mother and kids by committing suicide? Her whole life was a struggle‚ with all depression she went through. Sylvia getting denied‚ being depressed‚ the death of her father‚ and her miscarriage had pushed her to do what she had done. Sylvia had a rough childhood without her father‚ who passed away when she was eight years old. When she was refused admission to

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    As one of America’s most famous poets‚ Sylvia Plath’s works have long been discussed and analyzed amongst literary professionals and laymen alike. In Plath’s poem “Daddy”‚ arguably one of her most important works‚ she presents a piece chock full of symbols‚ imagery‚ and themes worth discussing. In the poem‚ the speaker is presumably a young woman speaking to her father. Today‚ many readers make the assumption that “Daddy” is actually more of an autobiography for Plath‚ and it is considered to be

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    Sylvia Plath is known for her remarkably personal poetry that explores heavy topics. The American poet was intelligent and was compelled to write poetry. She wrote her first poem when she was only eight years old‚ and published hundreds more before her suicide on February 11‚ 1963. Despite her success‚ Plath went through many struggles that ultimately affected her poetry. Her German father‚ Otto Plath‚ died a long and painful death in 1940. She told her mother that she would never speak to God again

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    Dorothy parker is a famous poet who is known for her sad poems. She was born in west end‚ New Jersey august 22‚ 1893. Dorothy did not have the ideal childhood experience that most kids have. Her parents J. Henry and Elizabeth Rothschild died when she was just a young. She did not like her father and accused him for sexually abusing Dorothy. She also suffered from depression‚ was an alcoholic‚ and had suicidal thoughts. Her dark and gloomy life really inspired her style in her poems. At the age of

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    Tamra Turner Professor Ward Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography Cooper‚ Brian. "Sylvia Plath and the depression continuum." Logo of jrsocmed. (2003): n. page. Web. 20 Mar. 2013. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC539515/>. Sylvia Plath was a gifted young poet‚ died by her own hand in London forty years ago. In January 1963 Sylvia consulted her GP complaining of depression‚ and for the first time told him of a serious suicidal attempt she had made ten years earlier

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    Symbolism of a Feminist Poem in Sylvia Plath Some literary critics have linked Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ “Daddy" (524)‚ as a confessional or autobiographical poem about the relationship with her father. Undoubtedly‚ she references her own personal life‚ however‚ “Daddy”‚ should not only be read in a narrow sense‚ as her intentions are to convey a more significant theme. The tone of the poem expresses a strong disdain towards not only her father and husband‚ but towards the male gender. It is arguable

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    ‘Sylvia Plath uses startling imagery when writing about landscape’ I agree with this statement to a large extent. Sylvia Plath uses startling imagery to portray her heightened emotions using the nature around her to create her poems. Plath’s poems are mainly focused around the theme of death and depression. In Sylvia Plath’s poems‚ the rhythm is often non-up beat and uneven. This forms a more natural and vivid image of the nature and landscape around her. In addition‚ Plath’s use

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    As 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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    Commentary on Lady Lazarus Sylvia Plath uses dark imagery‚ disturbing diction‚ and allusions to shameful historical undertakings to create a morbid yet unique tone that reflects the necessity of life and death in her poem‚ Lady Lazarus. Even though the imagery‚ diction and allusions presented in Lady Lazarus are entirely dark and dreary‚ it seems‚ looking more closely at Plath’s use of poetic devices‚ as if that the speaker’s attitude towards death is a positive one. The speaker longs for death

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    Initiation by Sylvia Plath – Commentary ​ In the short story‚ Initiation‚ Sylvia Plath exemplifies the idea that freedom‚ independence‚ and acceptance can only be achieved when one learns to overcome the desire to fit in with the ideals of society. Through the character Millicent and the many uses of devices‚ Plath demonstrates that through the acceptance of our imperfections and flaws‚ one learns the beauty of individuality. The point in the story when Millicent meets the small man from the

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