the struggle a woman goes through when grasping the reality of aging. The poem is appealing due to the ways in which Plath successfully uses personification‚ figurative language‚ and diction in her writing to emphasize this idea‚ as well how the concept of keeping up appearances and aging are relevant topics for many women in modern day culture. One of the many literary devices Plath utilizes in the poem is the reoccurring use of personification to a mirror. The entire poem is told in the perspective
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also engages the final death of Slyvia Plath in this piece of poetry. Ted Hughes has used ’Red’ and ’blue’ to describe Plath’s view of life and character from the day they got married and lived in their house. In the beginning of Red‚ it has defines Plath’s favourite colour that seems to wrap her entire life and movement. In line 4‚ ’blood-red’ may have constitute a certain image caused in life that can be related to violence or conflict inferred to Plath. Life and death signifies nothing important
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of her thumb has been cut of and a small hinge of skin is left out which fascinates her.She uses the simile ’A flap like hat’ for comparison and this creates a picture in the minds of the readers.It is just a small incident from our daily life‚ but Plath exaggerates and puts her imagination into it. She considers the thumb to be a pilgrim and says that the Indian’s axed the scalp and blood rolls on the carpet and she steps on it.The blood keeps on flowing even though she applies pressure on it and
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Plath uses personification to convey a mirror defending itself against an aging woman’s conclusion that the mirror is making her appear old and ugly. The mirror reflects what stands by it precisely like it is without any alteration. The mirror exhibits exact reflections of how something appears in reality. The mirror has “no preconceptions” towards the image; it cannot be prejudice against the image‚ since it is incapable of emotions. In addition‚ the mirror “swallows” what it sees‚ and reflects
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sloppy joe with fries. As I munch heavily on my sandwich‚ I chew furiously and it’s almost as if steam was coming out of my head! “ What’s the matter‚ you gonna cry?” teased Silvia Saldivar. “NO‚ but you might!” I yell back at her. I jump up and slam my fist into her jaw! POW!!! Everybody in the room let out a big gasp. Silvia fell over in tears. Now we’re walking to the classroom and I know she going to tell‚ and she does! “RACHEL!!!”‚Mrs. Price says at the top of her lungs. “Is this true?” she
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Learning Team C Skills Assessment Paper Patrice Davis‚ Cindy Jost‚ Silvia Miller‚ Mike Wray GEN480 January 31‚ 2011 Renee´ Jackson‚ Ed.D. Summary of Learning Team C Skills In the University of Phoenix curricula GEN480 Capstone course‚ Learning Team C represents a somewhat diverse group of skills. Based on a matrix of categories including field of expertise‚ strengths‚ business skills‚ computer skills‚ and language‚ the four members of Learning Team C shared their self-assessment in each
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Reactions to “Black Rook in Rainy Weather” by Sylvia Plath I an infrequently lost for words. I like to think of myself as quite an eloquent and articulate speaker and writer‚ but there are times when I feel neither. It is ironic that the very subject of this poem‚ a lack of words‚ or rather a lack of inspiration‚ is exactly what is holding me back from writing the things I would like to write. Although I know how this poem makes me feel and I know the emotions it conveys‚ I cannot bring myself
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lover. Lazarus suppresses his courage to express his lovestruck feelings. Moreover‚ the woman in “Mirror” acknowledges the emotional turmoil that accompanies her physical fragility. Plath explains how “an old woman / [r]ises towards her day after day like a terrible fish” (Plath 18). Raised as a Unitarian Christian‚ Plath lost her faith after the death of her father. The use of the fish in “Mirror” reflects a connection between the woman and the poet. The “terrible fish” indicates how the mirror reminds
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METAPHORS –SYLVIA PLATH I’m a riddle in nine syllables‚ An elephant‚ a ponderous house‚ A melon strolling on two tendrils. O red fruit‚ ivory‚ fine timbers! This loaf’s big with its yeasty rising. Money’s new-minted in this fat purse. I’m a means‚ a stage‚ a cow in calf. I’ve eaten a bag of green apples‚ Boarded the train there’s no getting off. Sylvia’s Plath’s “Metaphors” is about a woman feeling insignificant during the midst of her pregnancy. Striking imagery is used to explore
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