Sylvia plath biography

Document Type:Essay

Subject Area:English

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These could be in form of religion, politics, affection, and love. Silvia was among the most celebrated and controversial poet in America. Among her poems include; Ariel, Lady Lazarus and Daddy. In the poem Ariel, Silvia exploits the theme of self-discovery. As the poem begins, the readers are left in the dark and in doubt as to what will happen next. From the personal life of Silvia, we learn that she had attempted to commit suicides on certain occasions. Thus from this poem, we can observe that the poet observes that she has no control over her own life and cannot change certain events in her life so she seeks death as an escape. Daddy is another poem by Silvia Plath that exploits the theme of freedom.

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