Context
Is Sylvia Plath married to Ted Hughes?
Yes.
How many poems did Sylvia Plath write?
6
What poem is this from?
"with the fury of a high velocity bullet"
The Shot
Hughes employs what type of imagery in his poem
Mythological, nature, animal...
Hughes defended his character when society and Plath labelled him as...?
An abuser
What year did Plath and Hughes die?
1963 and 1998.
What Hughes poem is linked with Plath's 'Nick and the Candlestick'?
Red.
"Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well".
In this poem, the speaker repeatedly 'dies' and is reborn, symbolising her control over life and death. What poem is this?
Lady Lazarus.
Hughes recalls an episode where Plath was overwhelmed by this condition in what poem?
Fever.
What colours are prominently used within their poetry?
Red, blue, black, and white.
How many years were Plath and Hughes married for?
6 years.
This poem is known for its repeated address to her father and references to World War II.
Daddy.
"I see your Daddy, I see him still staring straight ahead"
Hughes' reflection on Plath's complicated feelings toward her father and the lasting shadow he cast over her life is in what poem?
A Picture of Otto.
True or False
It is implied through Hughes' excoriation of Plath that Hughes believes that she was unable to halt her destructive trajectory?
True.
Approximately, how many of Plath's poems/diaries did Hughes destroy
1-2
What war and era occurred around their context?
The Cold War and the second-wave of feminism
"Where was it, in the chemistry of the atmosphere and the conjunction of planets..."
This reflects the moment he first saw Sylvia Plath in a photograph. What poem is this?
Fullbright Scholars.
What poem did Plath write about her mental health struggles, where she compared herself to a phoenix-like figure rising from the dead?
Lady Lazarus.
The key rubric words are?
Resonance, Dissonance, Mirror, Align, Collide, Reframe, Reimagine, Common, Disparate
This act by Ted Hughes after Plath's death caused significant controversy among literary critics and Plath's 'fans'.
Destroying her journal.
How many years later did Hughes write 'Birthday Letters'?
35
Name all poems by Plath and Hughes
Daddy, Nick and the Candlestick, A Birthday Present, Lady Lazarus, Fever 103, The Arrival of the Bee Box, Fullbright Scholars, The Shot, A Picture of Otto, Fever, Red, The Bee God
Sylvia Plath's 'A Birthday Present'.
How many poem titles directly reflect/relate to eachother?
2
How many kids did they have together?
2.