Sylvia Plath Poetry Style

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Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts. Sylvia Plath was one of the greatest poets of her time, but she was very troubled, and struggled with mental health issues her entire life. Plath’s poetry style is known for being confessional, which is: “ Private experiences with and feelings about death, trauma, depression and relationships” were addressed in this type of poetry, often in an autobiographical manner (Poets.org). As a young child, Plath began her writing in journals. Sylvia Plath had a lot going for her, she was popular, smart, and got a scholarship to Smith College, but what was underneath the surface was a dark, and depressed young girl. During her junior year of college she attempted suicide for the first time. Plath was able to recover from her deep depression, and in 1956 she married Ted Hughes (Poethunter.com). At first, their love was strong, and the two writers wrote many poems, and stories together. In 1961 Hughes, and Plath rented their flat at chalcot square to a woman named Assia Wevill. Plath discovered a year later that her husband, Ted Hughes has been having an affair with Assia Wevill. The couple separated in september, and Plath yet again, tried committing suicide (New York Times). Plath decided to move back to London, and figured that the best way to get back at her ex-husband was to write about him. In the winter of 1962-1963 Sylvia’s life hit rock bottom. She was a single mother raising two children, ill with the flu, and low on money. She was at home all day, writing poem after poem. These poems were more darker, and deeper than ever before. January in 1963 the winter was brutal, and it caused her depression to get even worse. Plath put her children to sleep, stuffed a towel ...

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...age a person can hold a grudge for forever and have it ruin their life, like it did to Sylvia Plath.
The song we chose for our presentation is I’m OK by Christina Aguilera. This song is an emotional song, about a girl who grew up with an abusive dad. The song connects perfectly with the poem “daddy” because they both talk about how they looked up to their father, but he was a bad man, and the song and poem, both turn angry, and upset with their father. In the song I’m OK, Christina Aguilera says: “Daddy, don't you understand the damage you have done To you it's just a memory, but for me it still lives on bruises fade father, but the pain remains the same, and I still remember how you kept me so, so afraid. This line shows the relationship she had with her father was abusive, and emotionally scarring. The pain that Plath’s father inflicted on her lasted a lifetime.

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