... something that may be new or confusing. They often help create a visual image or evoke emotions that adjectives alone cannot. Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors" consists entirely of what its title suggests: metaphors. This leaves the reader with the duty of discovering what meaning lies beneath ... consuming nine months of pregnancy that seems to have become the framework of her life, overriding its previous structure. It is apparent that Plath is expressing uneasiness with the transformations her body is experiencing. In particular, she is very uncomfortable with the changes in her size. ...

• Word Count: 1440
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... and she used imagery as the "heart of poetry" (Anne Sexton 1). Her favorite topics were sex, illegitimacy, guilt, madness, and suicide (Roth Publishing 1). Anne was often compared to Sylvia Plath but distinguishes herself from Plath in her interest in the flesh rather than in emblem of pain and mutilation (American Literature 3596). Some people believed Anne's style made her a bad artist while others ... ...

• Word Count: 1368
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School