Plath location essay

Following the dissolution of her marriage, Plath moved with her two children from the Devon countryside to a London flat, where the Irish poet William Butler Yeats had once resided, and wrote feverishly from the summer of 1962 until her death in February of the following year.

“Plath’s provocative imagery serves to highlight the intense emotions expressed in her poetry .” I agree completely that Plath uses a lot of provocative imagery to highlight the intense emotions expressed in her poetry. The poem I will discuss in light of this statement is ‘Morning Song’.

Through her work, Plath tackles such challenging and personal issues as the breakup of her marriage, her miscarriage and her own psychiatric treatment in intense detail. In “Elm”, the disturbing aspect of Plath’s poetry is particularly evident. The poem addresses Plath’s fear of mental breakdown in the opening stanza.

To describe your home as being a drafty museum is unusual. It made me feel respect towards Plath but also anger. I respect her for being able to tell the truth about her relationship. To express the loneliness and depression she feels is courageous.