1. Poetry Analysis - Morning Song by Sylvia Plath
The child tries a "handful of notes" and Plath relates the sounds of the vowels to a group of balloons rising. ... Lines seventeen and eighteen read, "Your handful of notes;/ The clear vowels rise like balloons.... Not to mention the beautiful simile that ends the poem, "Your handful of notes; The clear vowels rise like balloons.... The imagery is wonderfully powerful here in the way that Plath allows the reader to hear this child's voice as they imagine a balloon slowly rising into the sky. ...
- Word Count: 1571
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School