“Metaphors” represents how Sylvia Plath viewed pregnancy. From the emotional state to the physical state, Plath gives us visuals of the frame of mind when one is pregnant. She expresses that she feels huge and that there is a large amount of responsibility to go along with this season in her life. Being pregnant isn't a very flattering time for some women which Plath shows. Plath seems to focus on the negative feelings with the ever-changing body of a pregnant woman. Plath uses a riddle, metaphors, symbolizations and personifications to how she experiences her pregnancy.
Beginning the poem Plath starts with a riddle in line 1 she states, “I’m a riddle in nine syllables.” Within the poem it has nine lines and consist of nine syllabus to each line. The nine could …show more content…
Therefore, Plath is stating she is large, bearing her baby in her belly. In line 7, Plath says, “I’m a means” telling us she feels as if she is being used. Plath also compares herself as a “cow in calf”, she is telling us this is an unflattering way of describing the size of a pregnant woman. Plath has begun to feel sizable during her pregnancy as the baby is growing and her stomach is getting bigger. In line 8, Plath says “I’ve eating a bag of green apples” which is another indication of her large round belly during pregnancy. The bag holds the apples, as her round belly carries her unborn baby. This line could mean Plath feels overindulged after eating the green apples and later becomes huge as well. Finally, in line 9, Plath states she “boarded the train there’s no getting off” which is a symbolization of her becoming pregnant. Once she is pregnant, she has boarded a train and now she cannot get off. Sylvia Plath’s life is forever changed with having a new baby, and there is no going back. This train stretches for at least nine months which represents her pregnancy up until birth to
Beginning the poem Plath starts with a riddle in line 1 she states, “I’m a riddle in nine syllables.” Within the poem it has nine lines and consist of nine syllabus to each line. The nine could …show more content…
Therefore, Plath is stating she is large, bearing her baby in her belly. In line 7, Plath says, “I’m a means” telling us she feels as if she is being used. Plath also compares herself as a “cow in calf”, she is telling us this is an unflattering way of describing the size of a pregnant woman. Plath has begun to feel sizable during her pregnancy as the baby is growing and her stomach is getting bigger. In line 8, Plath says “I’ve eating a bag of green apples” which is another indication of her large round belly during pregnancy. The bag holds the apples, as her round belly carries her unborn baby. This line could mean Plath feels overindulged after eating the green apples and later becomes huge as well. Finally, in line 9, Plath states she “boarded the train there’s no getting off” which is a symbolization of her becoming pregnant. Once she is pregnant, she has boarded a train and now she cannot get off. Sylvia Plath’s life is forever changed with having a new baby, and there is no going back. This train stretches for at least nine months which represents her pregnancy up until birth to