How is Sylvia Plath's life reflected in the poems
How is Sylvia Plath's life reflected in the poems "Daddy", "Morning Song", and "Lady Lazarus"? Sylvia Plath has had an "exciting" life, if I can use this word. Her father died from an undiagnosed diabetes when she was eight. At the same time, a short couplet that she wrote was published in the Boston Sunday Herald. Later, she won scholarships to study in Smith, Harvard, and finally Cambridge. There, Plath married Ted Hughes, who was a good poet, too. What amazes me in her life is that she had attempted suicide three times, once every ten years. In 1963, she succeeded in killing herself as she gassed herself to death. In an outsider point of view I always wonder how a woman with so much going for her would want to end her life: though her husband's infidelity, she was nevertheless successful--her poems appeared in various prestigious newspapers and magazines, and she was even invited to teach English in Smith College. Plath's death has been subject to unending analysis and interpretation, framed by the kind of inquiry that usually guides classroom literary discussions. What was Plath's intention? What did her suicide mean? What did it reveal about her family, her society, her time, her sex, herself? Two years after her death, "Ariel" was published. This small book includes Plath's poems written not long ago before her death. She wrote about the crucial issues of her life, but
Focal Length Of A Concave Mirror
Focal Length Of A Concave Mirror Aim: To observe the focal length of a concave mirror. Materials: * Concave Mirror * Retort Stand * 2 Pins in stands * Candle * Matches * Ruler * Screen Procedure: . An approximate focal length was found using parallel light from a distant object. 2. The mirror was placed in a stand. Pin (A) was moved in its stand, in front of the mirror till there was no parallax between the pin and its inverted image. 3. The distance from the object to the mirror was measured. 4. The object pin was placed between F and C. Then the second pin (B) was moved about till there was no parallax between (B) and the image (A). The distances of the image and objects were measured. 5. Step 4 was repeated for another position of (A). 6. The image of a light source was located using a screen. Then the image and object distances were measured. 7. Step 6 was repeated twice. 8. The corresponding values of u and v were tabulated. Results: U V 0.50 m 2.00 m 0.55 m 1.40 m 0.60 m 1.25 m 0.65 m 1.00 m 0.70 m 0.95 m 0.75 m 0.57 m Data Analysis: * The tabulated results of step 8 illustrated the image distance, and the object distance . Graphical method * The two variables, and were substituted into the linear equation y = mx + c to form = - + . * The data was plotted on the graph versus , thus proving the relationship between the
Poetry: Describe, Explain and Analyse The Poems I have chosen to discuss are:Roe-Deer by Ted HughesAn Advancement of Learning by Seamus HeaneyAnd The Arrival of The Bees Box by Sylvia Plath.
Poetry: Describe, Explain and Analyse The Poems I have chosen to discuss are: Roe-Deer by Ted Hughes An Advancement of Learning by Seamus Heaney And The Arrival of The Bees Box by Sylvia Plath. I have chosen these three poems because they all contrast with each other, they don't all show the fear of animals. In the poem Roe-Deer the poet describes the deer as a very secretive and supernatural animal, which, in my opinion has caused the poet to write about his experience. "They planted their two or three years of secret deer hood Clear on my snow screen vision of the abnormal." The poet knows that he is not supposed to see the deer, as if they are usually hidden by a snow screen because they do not usually let themselves to be seen at all. He admires the deer and become a part of their secretive society. He says they have a "secret deer hood" and he suggests, "I could think the deer were waiting for me". When the deer run off the poet is disappointed because he feels that they had come for him, when they hadn't. He wishes, "The deer had come for me." When the deer disappear "Into the boil of big flakes". On the last line of the poem he says that everything returned "Back to the ordinary." When the poet sees the animals he feels that the deer are special "Clear on my snow-screen vision of the abnormal" and is pleased that have come into his own private
Look at 'mirror' and one other poem from a woman's point of view. Compare how they present woman's views of themselves and others.
British School of Bahrain Cameron Hill yr 10 Poetry comparison essay: Look at 'mirror' and one other poem from a woman's point of view. Compare how they present woman's views of themselves and others. In my opinion both of these poems are written effectively to show there views, they both show how they see each of their different themes through a woman's point of view. Each poem shows the future of what each poet thinks will happen to them in the future it also shows there views on how they feel about the future weather it is positive or negative. Although 'mirror' is written to show how the woman looks at her future as if 'an old woman rises towards her day after day' whereas the poet from 'warning' looks at her future as if it was a time were she can let go of all responsibility. Both poems contrast each other perfectly because 'mirror' is about a negative view of the future and her old age but 'warning' has a positive view of the future and old age. Each poems title has a meaning to it, 'warning' means that people should be warned by how this woman will act in her old age, and the poem 'mirror' means that the mirror which the poem is about, is talking about appearance and how the woman referred to in the poem will look in her old age. In 'mirror' the poet states that 'I am not cruel only truthful" showing her thoughts on how she presents her views on how her life will
In Sylvia Plath's poem, Metaphors, she uses striking imagery to explore her ambivalent attitudes about pregnancy. For example, she uses a negative metaphor saying she is an elephant,
Metaphors Analysis In Sylvia Plath's poem, Metaphors, she uses striking imagery to explore her ambivalent attitudes about pregnancy. For example, she uses a negative metaphor saying she is an elephant, meaning she thinks that she has become very fat since she got pregnant. On the other hand, she uses a positive metaphor saying the baby is precious, meaning although pregnancy has its down sides it has got a few good sides like the baby. The number nine features a lot throughout the poem. For instance the title, Metaphors, has nine letters in it; there are nine lines; there are nine syllables in each line; there are nine months of pregnancy and there are nine letters in pregnancy. Also, the poem is written in 1st person to express and explore the narrator's feelings. The narrator has a range of feelings such as positive because she is going to have a baby e.g. "O red fruit". This metaphor means that she feels that the baby is precious. Also, all the metaphors about the baby are positive. However, she is also negative because her body gets a lot bigger e.g. "An elephant". This metaphor means that she feels she is enormous like an elephant. Also, all the metaphors about her are negative. The poem creates a lot of powerful imagery, for example in the second line of Metaphors; the narrator portrays herself as a "Ponderous house" this means she thinks that she is housing the
Explain how Charles Causley uses literary effects in his poem, 'The Cowboy Song'. How do they add to the reader's enjoyment?
Explain how Charles Causley uses literary effects in his poem, 'The Cowboy Song'. How do they add to the reader's enjoyment? The poet, Charles Causley, and his poem, the Cowboy Song, is about a lonely ghost cowboy. Gradually the poet is telling the reader through the stanzas that the cowboy is died, at 20. The cowboy led a sad life with events like his sister and father fleeing. Charles Causley does this effectively, and this essay is going to explain how the poet uses literary effects like onomatopoeia, alliteration and metaphors, and how these effects add to the reader's enjoyment. To start with, I am going to tell you about the rhythm and rhyme of the poem. The rhythm and rhyme give the poem and sort of fell that makes it fell like a song. We can connect this with the title (Cowboy Song). There is a steady beat of 8,7,11,6 but this may vary slightly in some stanzas. Like in the last stanza it is 7,6,8,6. The rhythm and rhyme actually make the poem quite jolly, though it is a very sad poem!?! It is a big contrast. There is a strong difference and it is there to leave us with a moral. Which infact is the whole poem, and this is what the contrast does. The first stanza is set at nighttime. In this stanza we can see a verity of effects like alliteration, metaphors, similes and the effect you would find in any good poem, rhythm and rhyme. Setting the scene in Salem County,
Sea Fever Analysis.
Sea Fever Analysis John Masefield's poem "Sea Fever" is a work of art that brings beauty to the English language through its use of rhythm, imagery and many complex figures of speech. The meter in "Sea Fever" follows the movement of the tall ship in rough water through its use of iambs and hard hitting spondees. Although written primarily in iambic meter, the meter in "Sea Fever" varies throughout the poem. The imagery in "Sea Fever" suggests an adventurous ocean that appeals to all five senses. Along with an adventurous ocean, "Sea Fever" also sets a mood of freedom through imagery of traveling gypsies. Perhaps, the most complex part of this poem is the use of personification and metaphor. These figures of speech go beyond the meter and imagery to compare life to a sea voyage and portray a strong longing for the sea. The two main themes of "Sea Fever" bring the reader closer to the sea and help the reader understand why the speaker must return to the sea. "Sea Fever" not only depicts a strong longing for the sea through its theme, but also through use of complex figures of speech, imagery, and meter. "Sea Fever" is an excellent example of varied meter which follows the actions of a tall ship through high seas and strong wind. Lines one and two contain the common iambic meter found throughout the poem. "Sea Fever" may be categorized as a sea chantey due to its iambic meter
HOW DOES PLATH CONVEY THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE NARRATORS VIEW OF THE WORLD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY AND HER VIEW AT THE END?
HOW DOES PLATH CONVEY THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE NARRATORS VIEW OF THE WORLD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY AND HER VIEW AT THE END? In this essay I will be talking about how Plath conveys the contrast of the narrators view at the beginning and at the end of the story. I will be talking about how Plath depicts colour, light, similes, metaphors and characters in the story. One contrast that Plath uses is colour. Colour changes throughout the story. In the beginning the colours are all bright, like the part where it says "the changing colours of those days, clear and definite as patterns seen through a kaleidoscope." The colours in a kaleidoscope are all bright colours such as red and yellow. This is how the narrator feels. When she is happy all the colours in the story are bright. This also makes the reader feel happy and colourful. Near the end of the story the colours start to get darker like when it says "the black shadow creeping up the underside of the world". This shows that the dark is slowly creeping in the narrator's life. In the beginning the narrator thinks about superman and colour most of the time but ever since she saw the film about the Japanese prisoners her life changed. Everyone has turned against her and instead of thinking about superman she thinks about the japans prisoners and understands the perils of life. Another technique used by Plath is metaphors.
Comparison of Hughes and Plath -Wuthering Hieghts.
Comparison of Hughes and Plath -Wuthering Hieghts Wuthering heights is the title of both Ted Hughes' and Sylvia Plath's poem. Although their poems are about the same subject matter, it is necessary to compare these two because they are individuals who have very different opinions and interpretations to each other. Hughes writes about Wuthering Heights and its surroundings but mainly focuses on Sylvia, whereas she only describes her surroundings and appears to be by herself. The length of Hughes' poem is unusually long, rejecting the traditional structures of poetry. It consists of 4 paragraphs of all different lengths that lack basic structure and consistency. The 1st paragraph describes the surroundings and Sylvia's great enthusiasm for it. The sentences are reasonably short except when used the word 'then' the sentences suddenly become longer in a cumulative effect, primarily to exaggerate time. The poet retreats to short sentences again when talking about a new subject matter and uses this method in an alternative way. The 2nd Paragraph is very short and describes the decaying and desolate scenery accentuating time retrospectively. The 3rd paragraph compares Sylvia's ambitions with Emily's 'failed efforts'. This paragraph is also very short telling the readers that there really is no comparison, for Sylvia was 'twice as ambitious as Emily'. The 4th paragraph is
An Exposition on "Kindness": A Movement Within Concentric Circles.
Peng Suqing EC2101E 1th September 2004 An Exposition on "Kindness": A Movement Within Concentric Circles Kindness presents a poetic narrator's tussling conundrum between motherhood and death. She fluxes in coexistence between her personal conquest for death and her required responsibilities1 as a mother. Her restrained mockery of everyday ordinances stresses her disdain yet necessity for mediocrity as she falls within the constrictions and restrictions of motherhood. This disdain typifies her longing for death: which she sees as a gateway of release, but this true want has to be forced into suppression2 and coexistence with the false but necessary self of motherhood. Notably, the poetic narrator is very passive to her surroundings while she goes through this inner turmoil. Even though she is physically near, her detachment is obvious in her detailed observations of Kindness, "glid[ing]" about, "filling" the house with "smoke" and "smiles". This reflects a certain numbness that gives her the distance to objectify her surroundings: "What is so real as the cry of a child?" The drop of such a sudden, pert question strikes a contrast to the nice, neat flow of the first stanza. Here semblances of the poetic narrator's pain are introduced. Arguably, she could be talking about her crying children or her own state of struggle for her children against herself. Perhaps