Black Rook in Rainy Weather – Sylvia Plath

Written: Shortly after her marriage to Ted Hughes Form: Recurring line rhyme, each of the 8 stanzas have a,b,c,d,e signifying initial chaos yet overall design. Tone: Unassuming and modest, ‘I do not…’ Resigned and Tolerant, ‘Let spotted leaves’, and finally flippant and ironic, ‘spasmodic tricks of radiance’ Imagery: Image of trees and nature (poetic device [...]

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