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Metaphors

by Sylvia Plath

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Identify the poetic devices in Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors."


WOULD YOU ANSWER THESE THREE QUESTIONS BASED ON THE POEM OF "METAPHORS" BY SYLVIA PLATH? 1. WHAT IS THE THEME? 2. HOW DOES THE FORM OF THE POEM RELATE TO ITS CONTENT? 3. IS THIS POEM A COMPLAINT?


Which figures of speech are used in Sylvia Plath's "Metaphors"?


Describe the thematic purpose of  "Metaphors" by Sylvia  Plath.


Discuss the metaphors used in "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath.


Metaphors-Would you say the speaker has a positive, negative, or neutral attitude toward her pregnancy?  Which metaphors give you this impression?


Could you please analyze the poem "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?


How do you interpret line 8 in "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath?


Look at "Metaphors" by Plath. How do the denotation (dictionary meaning) and connotation (understood meaning) work together to make a clever interesting poem? Please help!  It doesn't have to be a very detailed response but does need to be a good one. 


Explain the reasons why the poetic devices are effective in Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors."


Do the chosen poetic devices in Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors" reinforce the theme?


In the poem "Metaphors," what are Plath's feelings when she says she has "boarded the train there's no getting off"?


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