Ariel

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From the original review in The Observer, March 14, 1965, written by A. Alvarez: It is over two years now since Sylvia Plath died at the age of thirty, and in that time a myth has been gathering around her work. The poem comprises ten stanzas of three lines each, known as tercets, and a final single line conclusion. I got one of those 48 hour bugs. That's why he's still alive. If I had any strength in my limbs I would have sulphuric-acided his head last night.

Ariel by Sylvia Plath — a review and analysis - Literary Ariel by Sylvia Plath — a review and analysis - Literary

When I was little and my dad used to dress up in his SS uniform I used to think he looked so smart and handsome. Of course, later, the penny dropped. I like to commit suicide like some people like to visit their grandparents. You really don't want to, it's kind of a drag and there's nothing to do there, but you just feel you have to because you're a good person. a b Blakemore, Erin (11 February 2015). "Sylvia Plath's "Ariel," 50 Years Later". JSTOR Daily . Retrieved 12 October 2022. Ariel was the second book of Sylvia Plath's poetry to be published. It was originally published in 1965, two years after her death by suicide.

It’s heavy stuff Sylvia Plath takes on in this bundle and despite its small size I could not finish it easily. I’m just not sure that for the most part, Plath’s words are my kind of words. I’m not a big poem fan, and felt next to no connection with any of the other poems. In particular, I think I struggle with writing that’s far removed from the literal. Metaphors, similes, they all make me glaze over a bit and these poems are rife with them. Many around the subject of dying and death (understandable given Plath’s history).

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Plath’s poems are a tribute to the resourcefulness of the creative imagination and its capacity to render meaningful the hazardous course of an individual life. Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. ix, 85 p. 21 cm. Poems. Harper & Row Publishers, . Box number: GR00036. [1st ed.] Price on front cover is 1.95. LCCN 66-15738.

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I have something dead in my handbag. Tee hee. Also, I scratched myself and made myself bleed. I don't really recommend marriage.