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    Mirror by Sylvia Plath

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    The poem “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath is told from the point of view of a mirror hanging up on a wall. This mirror has‚ over time‚ been privy to the tears of a woman over who she sees in it‚ desperate grasps at moonlit lies‚ and the endless speculations of a pink with speckles wall. “Mirror” is a poem that probes into the corners of human nature‚ beauty‚ life‚ and death‚ reflecting back their truths to readers as good mirrors do. In this poem‚ readers can see the truth about themselves reflected among

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    * NAME: Sylvia Plath * OCCUPATION: Academic‚ Editor‚ Author‚ Poet * BIRTH DATE: October 27‚ 1932 * DEATH DATE: February 11‚ 1963 * EDUCATION: Smith College‚ Cambridge University * PLACE OF BIRTH: Boston‚ Massachusetts * PLACE OF DEATH: London‚ England Sylvia Plath was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ on October 27‚ 1932. Plath met and married British poet Ted Hughes‚ although the two later split. The depressive Plath committed suicide in 1963‚ garnering accolades after

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    The main difference between Plath’s and Hughes’ poetry‚ is that Plath writes about her own experiences. Whereas Hughes experience is second hand‚ he writes about his own pain though Plath’s experiences. In the poem Daddy‚ Plath is talking about her childhood. She is writing as she remembers it. On the other hand the way Hughes writes Tender place is through Plath’s experience of electrocution. The Poem ‘Daddy’ is set in Sylvia’s childhood. It is a very violent and conflicted poem. She is talking

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    Medusa Sylvia Plath

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    had ‘Mum’ in the title) focuses on the relationship with the persona’s mother. It can be seen as a companion poem to ‘Daddy’ - written shortly before - and explores a similar theme – freeing the self from the (powerful‚ smothering) parent. |Sylvia Plath - Medusa | |

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    Initiation Sylvia Plath

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    Chantal Chau Analysis of a Key Passage‚ Initiation by Sylvia Plath In Initiation by Sylvia Plath‚ the author suggests that conformity and having friends is a wonderful idea‚ yet the idea of having an individual identity and being an individual is stronger. In the excerpt‚ Millicent is slowly realizing that conforming and being a part of a sorority is not as exciting as it sounds‚ and being an individual offers more opportunities to become a unique person. Millicent is an average girl who no

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    Daddy, Sylvia Plath

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    language obscene / An engine‚ and engine / Chuffing me off like a Jew” (lines 30-32)This quote depicts the relationship that Plath had with her father. In Daddy‚ Plath depicts herself as a victim‚ as she compares herself to a Jew and her father as a Nazi. She uses this train metaphor to depict herself as a victimized Jew who is being taken away to a concentration camp. Plath uses allusions to describe her father as Hitler‚ as it is written “And your neat moustache / And your Aryan eyes‚ bright blue”

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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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    Sylvia Plath: Dying to be Young As Emily Dickinson once said‚ “People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.” Sylvia Plath foreshadowed many different things in her poetry that reflect the difficult experiences she endured in life. Her father’s death and her husband’s abandonment influenced her writing in several different of her poems. Plath’s suicidal tendencies and the deep depressions she suffered also led to some of her darkest and more cynical poems. Her work is known

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    Comparison: Sylvia Plath’s “Tulips” and Mary Oliver’s “Poppies” Throughout time females have found it hard to achieve acceptance and accreditation in the world of poetry. However‚ two American female poets‚ who were born in the 1930’s‚ did make a name for themselves. During this era of rapidly changing gender roles‚ social values and world politics‚ these women were able to produce a rich variety of poetry. These poets are known for their driven personalities and their captivating poems about alienation

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    You Re By Sylvia Plath

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    Sylvia Plath’s “You’re”‚ is a poem about an expectant mother and her experiences with being pregnant with her child. This poem employs lots of simile and metaphorical comparisons between things of nature that are not usually thought of in regards to pregnancy and babies. Plath’s use of similes and metaphors follows her throughout all her poetry but her use of metaphors in “You’re” shows a raw depiction of how she sees pregnancy. Sylvia Plath uses imagery and metaphors of nature to show a mother’s

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