Plath Morning Song Flashcards
1
Q
Metaphor describing baby (not something you would call a baby)
A
New statue
2
Q
Simile don’t know what to do
A
We stand round as blankly as walls
3
Q
Metaphor watching baby sleep
A
Moth breath
4
Q
Doesn’t feel like a mother
A
I am no more your mother
5
Q
Actin like a mother
A
Stumble from bead cow heavy
6
Q
Ends on positive note talking about baby crying
A
Clear vowels rise like balloons
7
Q
Simile
A
Clean as a cat
8
Q
Excited for baby’s arrival
A
Our voices echo magnifying your arrival
9
Q
Simile time waiting for you to be born
A
Like a fat gold watch
10
Q
Metaphor hospital
A
Drafty museum
