Metaphorical Analysis in Sylvia's Poetry In Sylvia's poem "Metaphor" she uses persuasive images to explore contradictory attitudes toward pregnancy. For example, she uses a negative metaphor to say that she is an elephant. In other words, I think that I got very fat since I got pregnant. On the other hand, she uses positive metaphor to say that babies are valuable. The ninth poem has many features in the whole poem.
Sylvia Plath's poem "Metaphors" is a lyric poem that she uses to create a riddle, as explained in the first line. This poem describes well the condition of the pregnant woman whose picture is carefully made with a clear metaphor. Nine syllables, nine rows, nine heading letters "metaphor" indicate brewing for 9 months. She compassionately compared herself with a mystery and was not sure about the newborn baby, "elephant", a heavy house, and two watermelons with thin beards. She laughed at her pregnancy. Her obvious indifference to her pregnancy is evident on line 7 and she compared it with "means, steps, calves". All these metaphor shows her concern about pregnancy. Contrary to ordinary women, she is not satisfied with the next baby. She is a "means", a new life is born, it is just a way to continue the generation.
Silvia's 'metaphor' explains the feelings of pregnant women delicately. This poem was written in the year Plath bore the first child. When a woman loses control of her body, the theme of this verse provides an ironic way of pregnancy. The poet asked about the overall experience of being a mother
Silvia Plus, "Ariel". This mysterious poem explores the concept of identity change using a metaphor of early morning riding. This poem is often seen as reflecting Plath's poetry writing ceremony several months before his death. She wakes up, writes poems and spends the rest of the day at home. As you read this way, you can understand "Ariel" as a powerful and ambiguous declaration of self expression and freedom, although it is hoped by freedom, not completely.