... language as the medium to convey her thoughts to the reader. There are a few similes used, for example "dumb as eyes", "din like silversmiths", which demonstrates just how loud the noise is, and, "Big as the ball of my thumb". These allow us to picture what the poet is describing. Imagery, such as of the flies in the bush forming a "Chinese ... , but the fact that the flies are around the beautiful plant could be seen as somewhat ironic because flies are usually paired with decay or putrefaction. The "white and pewter lights" conjures an image of the white crests of the sea and the froth...

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... , provides a place where she can learn peacefulness, lying by myself quietly, as Plath explains in lines 3-4. She goes on to describe her room as very white and serene, and within the walls is a temporary escape from all the cares of the world outside, all the baggage she carries in relation to her family ... . Then she receives the tulips, which contrast with the white so much that Plath says they hurt me in line 36. The passage continues in this vein, relating that they weigh her down in line 40, ... nature of the tulips in Sylia Plath poem Tulips is offensive to her, particularly in t...

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