The livid, frustrated poem, "Daddy" by Sylvia Plath, is about a young woman who is forced to remember the death of her father. ... Plath's imagery throughout the poem is extremely vivid. ... Sylvia Plath is a writer who conveys meaning through vivid poems, and "Daddy" is no exception. ... Due to Plath's melancholic past, it is believed that Plath could actually be the speaker. Plath had a hard life and an even harder relationship with her father. ...

• Word Count: 994
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Plath's Powerful use of Imagery and Metaphors In the poem "Daddy,"" the speaker, Sylvia Plath confesses her true feelings about her deceased father. ... Uroff, in his essay "Sylvia Plath and Confessional Poetry: A Reconsideration.."" ... Plath's unique style is interpreted by Caroline King Barnard Hall in "Sylvia Plath, Revised- as being child-like. ... The speaker's feelings of loneliness is discussed in Al Strangeways essay "The Boot in the Face: The Problem of the Holocaust in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath."" ... Sylvia Plath uses powerful images such as the Holocaust in ...

• Word Count: 2858
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Sylvia Plath's poem "Daddy," emphasizes the ill-fated relationship between a woman and her deceased father. ... Throughout the poem, Plath uses German inferences and simplistic language in order to escape the oppression of her father, but preserve the idealistic mirror of him. ...

• Word Count: 1113
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School