Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Plath Sample answer
ââ¬Å"Plathââ¬â¢s provocative imagery serves to highlight the intense emotions expressed in her poetry.â⬠I agree completely that Plath uses a lot of provocative imagery to highlight the intense emotions expressed in her poetry.The poem I will discuss in light of this statement is ââ¬ËMorning Songââ¬â¢.In this poem I found a lot of provocative imagery that made me feel various emotions. One provocative image that stood out for me was, ââ¬Ënew statueââ¬â¢. I found this image provocative because itââ¬â¢s abnormal to describe your new born baby as a statue. It provoked/caused anger and confusion in me. It made me angry because I think that Plath is suggesting that her child is a possession. I believe it is wrong to have a child just to add to your life like a new car or home. It also confused me because the title suggests something positive but to me this image is negative.Another provocative image that stood out for me was, ââ¬ËIn a drafty museum, your nakedne ss shadows our safetyââ¬â¢. This is a provocative image because I find that Plath is being harshly honest when it comes to her relationship with her husband. To describe your home as being a drafty museum is unusual. It made me feel respect towards Plath but also anger. I respect her for being able to tell the truth about her relationship. To express the loneliness and depression she feels is courageous. However I feel anger at the idea that somehow having a child would fix the problems in their relationship, ââ¬Ëyour nakedness shadows our safetyââ¬â¢.A third provocative image that stood out for me was, ââ¬ËIââ¬â¢m no more your motherââ¬â¢. This to me is extremely provocative. Her child is only born and already Plath is feeling that she is not or should not be a part of her daughterââ¬â¢s life. This provoked/caused me to feel sadness and pity for Plath. I feel that sheââ¬â¢s afraid that her child will soon be an individual and will not need her motherââ¬â¢ s advice or encouragement. This makes me feel sad for Plath as a mother, to already be thinking of when her daughter leaves the home instead of enjoying the moments of her being a child. I also feel pityà for Plath because I feel she hopes that her child wonââ¬â¢t need her. I think she feels this way because sheââ¬â¢s afraid her child will be like her and take on her depression.The final provocative image that stood out for me was, ââ¬ËIn my Victorian nightgownââ¬â¢. This is a provocative image because again I think Plath is being blatantly honest when it comes to her relationship with her husband. I think she uses the nightgown as a symbol for a lack of passion in her relationship with her husband. This image made me feel respect for Plath. I respect her for being able to tell the truth about her relationship. To express the loneliness and depression she feels is courageous especially when itââ¬â¢s something intimate like their sexual relationship.Overall I found t hat Plath uses a lot of provocative imagery to make a statement, to shock and cause the reader to take notice of what she is trying to say. I also feel she uses these images in a great way to provoke or create intense emotions for the reader and suggest these are the same emotions she herself is going through.
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