... the person sees themselves as a riddle. In other words, they are unsettled or searching for answers themselves. Once we as readers understand this poem is describing a state of pregnancy, we read the first line again and see Plath is unsettled. She uses these metaphors trying to find ... woman walking. When we as readers recognize this not-so-fun sound coming from "Metaphors," we realize that there's a struggle within the poem, but also a struggle that is coming from within the speaker - the pregnant writer. Another very important element to examine is word choice. As ... to big, round, ...

• Word Count: 1396
• Approx Pages: 6
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