Contusion Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote contusion
A
Sylvia Plath
2
Q
When was it written
A
1963
3
Q
What’s the context
A
- one of plants shortest poems 60 words long fatalistic
- 11 days before she committed scuicide
4
Q
Structure
A
Tercets
5
Q
Tone
A
Pathetic tone , oddly detached
6
Q
Quick techniques
A
- extended metaphor of bruising
- elemental imagery
- colour imagery
- sibilants and personification of sea
7
Q
Overview
A
The poem begins with a straightforward description of a physical contusion – a bruise. It then moves to metaphors that convey the pain and repression of emotional contusions
8
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Theme
A
impending death
