1. Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath
... she done? What is this "it"? Why does she do this "it" every ten years? In the second and third stanza, Lady Lazarus begins to describe herself as: "A sort of walking miracle, my skin Bright as a Nazi lampshade, My right foot A paperweight, My face a featureless, fine Jew linen" (lines 4-9). The first of these lines tell us that this unknown "it ... ," makes her a "walking miracle" (line 4). Lady Lazarus then compares herself to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, by referring to parts of her body as a Nazi lampshade, paperweight, and Jew linen. It ... on to use bizarre imagery to desc...
- Word Count: 1705
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School