Child – Sylvia Plath

Written: 1963, increased depression state, two weeks before suicide Rhyme & Tone: Humorous, yet desolate. Four 3-line stanzas Themes: Struggles, Inspiration (lost the capacity to find beauty within herself) Depression, Childhood Poetic Techniques: Antithesis: Balance and contrast of two types of aging. The poem must be read in light of her death, given that the [...]

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