morning song Flashcards
1
Q
structure + form?
A
regular tercets contrast w/ speaker being overwhelmed
freeverse and lack of rhyme scheme - speaker struggling to connect
2
Q
context?
A
lack of understanding of post-birth trauma/depression of 50s
all around her Plath saw women giving up careers to become housewives
3
Q
like a fat gold watch
A
simile, adjectives - baby to inanimate object, lack of connection from opening
4
Q
bald cry .. among the elements
nakedness
A
baby already fits in w nature more than speaker
vulnerability of baby and its new parents
5
Q
new statue
A
another inanimate object, lack of connection
6
Q
cow-heavy
A
beauty standards of 50s for women
7
Q
rise like balloons
A
ends w tone of hope, joy/celebration, growing tenderness for baby
8
Q
title?
A
universalised woman, double meaning of morning
