that follow. The poem “Nick and the Candlestick” by Sylvia Plath is the narration of of a woman processing a loss of a loved one. Sylvia Plath is a published poet by the age of nine and a certified genius with a 160 IQ at twelve (Tananbaum). Plath uses the nostalgic mood of the poem to convey the theme of grief in the poem so that the reader can prepare for a time when they will share the same grief and pain. She does this through word choice, voice, tone, and tension in the poem. Plath’s word choice…
Analysis of the Poem “One Art” Stylistic devices in poetry play a vital role because they allow a poet to convey meaning, emotion, and tone of his or her poem. Without the stylistic devices, it would hard for people to understand what the poets wanted them to understand from reading their poems. For example, the significance and meaning of a poem can be conveyed via the poem’s form. In particular, the poet can use a formal arrangement such as a sonnet or an ode when writing about a serious subject…
4/23/2015 The Complexities of identity in Terrance Hayes’s Poems Essentially, the emblematic portrayal of the African American male persona in Terrance Hayes poems is evidence of the experiences that people of color have in their routine lives. Evidently, his interview in the New York Times where lengthy conversations ensue, details emerge of how problematic his life in college and Japan was due to his dark skin (Burt). Arguably, his collection of poems especially the Hip Logic continues to receive tremendous…
Sylvia wrote the poem, Ouija, after getting involved with dark magic through her husband. In the end, dark magic is what killed her, although her death is viewed as suicide. She was once innocent but then dark spirits and her husband changed her. Darkness was what Sylvia sought and due to that, she found it, but darkness was near Sylvia even before her marriage. Born October 27th, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, Sylvia’s life was not destined to be a fairytale. Her father, Otto Plath, had “an authoritative…
Sylvia Plath Commonality Essay Sylvia Plath is a very fascinating poet, her poems are complex and compelling. Most of her poems have multiple themes in them and all of her poem are about different parts of her life, but I noticed that one of the themes she used the most and appeared on many of her poems was the recurring theme of death. Most of the time death tied in with her strong use of imagery and diction. Much of her poems were themed around death because of her serious problem with depression…
Anamaria Marijic Buljubasic Ms. Hazell English Period 7 176 February 2016 I will neither give nor receive unauthorized aid. Beneath The Surface In Sylvia Plath’s poem “Mirror,” she uses personification and simile to convey a woman’s growing fear about her appearance and aging. Plath personifies the mirror, attributing certain human characteristics to an inanimate object. The reader also learns about the mirror 's life and its perspective on things it sees. The mirror describes itself: I am silver…
In this poem “Mrs. Reece Laughs” there are many themes, symbols and images that are important to the plot. Many of these themes, symbols, and images reflect into my graffiti poem and show the poems meaning. First of all, the themes in the poem are “laughter grows deeper as time passes by” which is shown by Mrs. Reece’s laugh growing in many ways, “the ability some people have of an extraordinarily laughter” is one of the themes because it represent how Mrs. Reece has a laughter that is different…
downs but writing an anthology for Gwendolyn Brookes, Sherman Alexie, Lucille Clifton, Sylvia Plath and Gary Soto was eye opening. These are some of the best poets that I have had the opportunity to read and appreciate in my lifetime. The diversity among the bunch was very fulfilling, from poetry about racial tension, native American culture, women empowerment, depression to young love. Initially the poems were picked at random but I think they came together perfectly by balancing each other out and…
In all forms of medium, repetition can easily be used to place emphasis, signify irony, and influence the effectiveness of a scene to the audience. “With each repetition [,] it gains in strength” (Mays, 2011), and Dorothy Parker uses this form of literary technique to drive home the tone of her poem. In Parker’s “One Perfect Rose”, she constantly repeats the word “perfect” throughout to indicate the speaker’s frustrations and sarcasm. Each stanza ends with “one perfect rose” (Parker, 4-12) to play…
One prominent example that demonstrates the theme of the pressure that accompanies motherhood is found in Plath’s “Barren Woman.” As indicated by the title, this poem tells the story of a woman who can’t conceive. The narrator paints a picture of feeling, “empty” (line 1), and further makes an allusion to a life without grandeur like, “a museum without statues” (line 1). Just as an empty museum has no function, a barren woman cannot fulfill what is often perceived as the greatest purpose in life…