... ." This work refers to her father's death and may also have linked to her estranged husband, Ted Hughes. In this poem, Plath uses figurative language such as imagery and allusions to describe the relationship she had with her father. First, she describes herself as small and her father as a giant by saying that he is a "black shoe" and ... in front of an audience, where spectators are watching her deaths and resurrections. In the same order of ideas, Axelle Black makes a good observation by saying that: Plath creatively uses biblical allusion to connect the title of her poem, "Lady Lazar...

• Word Count: 1622
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School