She implies the cancer "so murderous" creating an image of an aggressive and tortured being, twisting and confusing the body through its "strangle of branches". .
Symbolism also blossomed throughout various verses of Blake and Plath's poetry, allowing readers to detach from a set definition of the poetry to explore other diverse pathways stimulating one's imagination in infinite directions. Blake uses symbolism powerfully within "London" as he relays the poem to its overall theme of pollution once more, combined with his beliefs that the churches" teaching are hypocritical, to present four powerful words, "Every black"ning Church appalls". Blake symbolises the church as evil, leading readers to believe the church gradually becoming darker, "black"ning" as a result of its filthy surroundings. The climax is reached at the word "appalls" (symbolising horrified, shocked and in disbelief) as Blake channels his beliefs characteristically to help envisage the church's hypocrisy and tyranny. In Plath's "Elm", she uses symbolism as a tool to communicate her inner music in a unique way. She expresses her feelings of pain and sadness, "I am inhabited by a cry", and her hidden passion for human touch. In the following lines, "Nightly it flaps out; looking, with its hooks, for something to love," Plath symbolically represents Plath as the Elm tree implying that although Plath persists to consistently reach for something to cherish, trust and touch, her distraught feelings and her endless cries of pain make it difficult to attach herself to anything. .
Although the key elements used by Plath and Blake to rouse one's imagination lie within the works of symbolism and imagery, these poets also expertise in other techniques assisting them to present their beliefs. .
Repetition is utilised widely in Blake and Plath's poetry to draw emphasis upon certain aspects of the poets" beliefs, allowing one to enrich the reading experience by swimming deeper into the poet's mindset.