Your presentation really resonated with me because it brought the research of Sylvia Plath that we did for our poetry group to a full circle. I think you did a great job of analyzing how her past shaped her writing and the introduction of Sylvia Plath at the beginning was an effective way of starting the presentation. I also liked that you chose to analyze a poem written by Plath to draw the parallels between her novel writing and her poetry writing. Overall, I think you taught us well about Plath's writing style and how she used allusions to bring us closer to her experiences as well as escape from them. Great project! I also love how the blog design goes along with the ambiguity yet realness of her writing.
This essay is very persuasive in allowing the reader to experience Plath's inner emotions through a poem. Many poets tend to avoid making themselves the subject of their writing. However, Plath takes a bold risk in explicitly writing about her own suicide attempts, a topic still very taboo in society today. This, like you said, makes Plath one of the most recognized confessional writers of her time and "Lady Lazarus" a morbid yet revealing poem. I agree with your argument on the feminist perspective with which the poem is written through which Plath is able to contend that she is indeed an "artist" trying to survive in a patriarchal society. This approach is best supported by the figurative language present throughout the poem which keeps the reader engrossed in the true meaning of the poem and as you stated, doesn't outrightly make arguments but makes the reader understand through deeper connections. Although Plath's writing is often criticized for being very despondent, the relationships you made within her poem and her own life portrayed her as a disturbed and exposed individual.
Your presentation really resonated with me because it brought the research of Sylvia Plath that we did for our poetry group to a full circle. I think you did a great job of analyzing how her past shaped her writing and the introduction of Sylvia Plath at the beginning was an effective way of starting the presentation. I also liked that you chose to analyze a poem written by Plath to draw the parallels between her novel writing and her poetry writing. Overall, I think you taught us well about Plath's writing style and how she used allusions to bring us closer to her experiences as well as escape from them. Great project! I also love how the blog design goes along with the ambiguity yet realness of her writing.
ReplyDeleteThis essay is very persuasive in allowing the reader to experience Plath's inner emotions through a poem. Many poets tend to avoid making themselves the subject of their writing. However, Plath takes a bold risk in explicitly writing about her own suicide attempts, a topic still very taboo in society today. This, like you said, makes Plath one of the most recognized confessional writers of her time and "Lady Lazarus" a morbid yet revealing poem. I agree with your argument on the feminist perspective with which the poem is written through which Plath is able to contend that she is indeed an "artist" trying to survive in a patriarchal society. This approach is best supported by the figurative language present throughout the poem which keeps the reader engrossed in the true meaning of the poem and as you stated, doesn't outrightly make arguments but makes the reader understand through deeper connections. Although Plath's writing is often criticized for being very despondent, the relationships you made within her poem and her own life portrayed her as a disturbed and exposed individual.
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