Poems by Sylvia Plath

Read the poems by Sylvia Plath available on electronic reserve:

• "Ariel"
• "The Colossus"
• "Daddy"
• "Fever 103"
• "Lady Lazarus"
• "The Moon and the Yew Tree"

Write a response of approximately 500 words (two pages) addressing the following questions:

• How would you describe Plath's style as a poet?
• What do some of Plath's recurrent themes seem to be?
• What, if anything, do you feel you can tell about Plath's life from these poems?