Words
Beth Kemp | Friday January 28, 2011
Categories: Courses, A Level, AQA A Level, AQA A Level English Language & Literature A, ELLA4, Poetry, Analysing Poetry, Plath, Ariel
This poem is not included as a taught poem in the scheme of work, nor is it mentioned on the student handout. It does not lend itself to the coursework task.
Words are described as painful, long-lasting and having a life of their own.
References: Some see this poem as being about the effectiveness of words (they cut, draw tears, carry on without their rider), while others see the sense of fate at the end as suggesting that everything is hopeless after all. This poem was written 1/2/63, ten days before her suicide.
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