1. Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath
... the mysterious "it" is discovered: "Soon, soon the flesh The grave cave ate will be At home on me And I a smiling woman. I am only thirty. And like the cat I have nine times to die. This is Number Three. What a trash To annihilate each decade" (lines 16-24). In these lines, Lady Lazarus gets more specific and reveals that "it ... dark? Maybe she is referring to how people see her, like they are mistaking her scowl for a grin. Lady Lazarus then uses simile to tell readers that she is like a cat, which is said to have nine lives. The only difference is that she is not referring to how man...
- Word Count: 1705
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School