The Difference in Similarity “Lady Lazarus‚” by Sylvia Plath and “ “The Waking” by Theodore Roethke are two poems that relate directly to the speaker. Although both poems share this similarity‚ the way in which both works or literature are constructed are vastly different. Plath uses visual imagery and poetical tercets to show the pain and suffering of the speaker in her poem‚ while Roethke uses the musical Villanelle and synesthesia to create his picture of the speaker’s inner thoughts and a sense
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SECTION 1 THE SINGLE TEXT MACBETH – William Shakespeare (i) “Shakespeare’s play‚ “Macbeth”‚ presents us with a clash between noble kingship and brutal tyranny.” Write your response to this statement supporting your answer with suitable reference to the text. OR (ii) “Lady Macbeth is a much more ruthless character than her husband Macbeth” Discuss this view‚ supporting your answer with suitable refrence to both characters in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth”.
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Sylvia Plath’s poem “Mirror” and Gwen Harwood’s poem “In the Park” explore the concept of loss diversely. Plath’s poem surrounds the distress regarding the inevitability of aging and its impact while Harwood’s poem explores how the truth cannot be hidden when faced with motherhood. In the opening verses of “Mirror‚” the narrator commences its narration by declaring itself neutral. It announces it has “no preconceptions” and without bias or emotions it will metaphorically “swallow immediately” what
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ultimately causing his own destruction. Loman represents an American archetype a victim of the American dream‚ suffering from his delusions and obsession with success‚ which haunt him with a sense of failure. In the modernist poem “Mirror”‚ written by Sylvia Plath‚ she represents a woman’s response to the sudden realisation of loss and ageing. In a tone similar to Death of a Salesman‚ of depression and fear‚ Plath’s subject is an archetype of inevitability of death. The Scream‚ a futuristic painting by Edvard
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The poem ’Mushrooms’ was written by Sylvia Plath ‚ using a feminist perspective. The literal meaning of mushroom is a fungi that appears overnight‚often got trodden on‚insignificant and unwanted.Sylvia used this title to express the oppressive treatment that men did to women in the society. This poem used plural voice to show that this was a common phenomenon in society that women were underestimated. One of the idea expressed in this poem is that women were not appreciated within the society
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Compare how the theme ‘passion’ is expressed by the poets Larkin and Plath Passion is an integral theme demonstrated in several poems by Sylvia Plath and Philip Larkin through their conscience use of literary devices which are explored in a number of auxiliary themes. The variety in techniques used‚ in addition to their differing attitudes towards the subjects of their poems express dissimilar versions of passion; there is a contrast in the levels of passion displayed: In Larkin’s poetry‚ a deficiency
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Isolation in general has a lasting effect on a person’s growth and understanding. As isolation comes in different forms‚ the effect it has on the nature of man also varies. The one thing that all forms of isolation have in common is that they influence an individual’s growth in some way. Forced isolation is isolation that is involuntary‚ or against the will. Isolation in which an individual isolates himself or herself is considered self-inflicted. Both of these types have adverse effects on an individual’s
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During history many forms of violence have been featured in the fictional surroundings of a horror story. A horror story is a tale that is created with the intent of inducing a feeling of fear. These tales can be traced back to ancient origins and have come to influence a considerable amount of folk literature. Since the twenthieth-century‚ violence has become a popular form of literature exhiting the the universal violence of modern society. Horror stories themselves can feature supernatural
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The Bell Jar: Marriage and Children The Bell Jar written by Sylvia Plath portrays the complex and troubling ways of what it means to be a female in the 1950s in America. Throughout the novel‚ Esther reflects on how both men and women can be viewed and treated by society; how society expects them to act and what they must do. Most of Esther’s reflections pertain to marriage/motherhood‚ sex‚ and her career‚ her stance on the idea of womanhood comes across differently than the other female characters
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is frequently found in feminist poetry. It seems that women writers are particularly intrigued by the subject of life and death perhaps because they are the sex which have the unique role of giving birth to the next generation. In the works of Sylvia Plath‚ Stevie Smith‚ and Ani DiFranco‚ the symbols of blood and water are used to represent the various aspects of the life cycle. Plath’s poem "Cut"‚ Smith’s poem "The Boat"‚ and DiFranco’s song "Blood in the Boardroom" all make references to blood
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