Introduction Flashcards
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Opening sentence
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“Daddy” is a dramatic monologue written by the poet Sylvia Plath which uses internal rhyme to create a never ending sound of pain and woe, relating to her life
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Summary
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The poem explores the relationship the speaker has with her father before and after his death and the pain attached to this. Additionally, it explores the similarities of her father and her husband due to the Elektra-complex
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Refer to question
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Plath effectively uses techniques such as imagery, word choice and contrast to explore the suffering the speaker experiences as a result of her father and his death because she feels as though she is broken and can no longer live a normal life because of him.
