Poem analysis
Best theme for the Poem: Death, Sadness, Sexism
Sexism
Authors Name
Sylvia Plath
What type of Poem is it?
Free verse
What mental disorder did the author suffer with?
Depression
What is the narrator? (2)
A mirror and a Lake
What time period is the poem written in?: 60's, 50's, 40's.
60's
What literary device is this? "Whatever I see I swallow immediately" (two acceptable answers)
Personification/Metaphor
When was the author born? (month and year)
October, 1932
Why are the candle and the moon called "Liars".
Light that comes from them is warped.
When did she die? (month and year)
February, 1963