Sylvia Plath Flashcards
1
Q
Morning song
A
‘Like a fat gold watch’
‘I’m no more your mother’
‘Cow-heavy and floral’
2
Q
Mirror
A
‘The eye of a little god’
‘agitation of hands’
‘like a terrible fish’
3
Q
Poppies in July
A
‘little hell flames’
‘a mouth just bloodied’
‘little bloodied skirts’
4
Q
The arrival of the bee box
A
‘coffin of a midget’
‘like a Roman mob’
‘the box is only temporary’
5
Q
Child
A
‘the zoo of the new’
‘troublous/wringing of hands’
‘dark ceiling without a star’
