Summary and Analysis of Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein: 2022<
August 2, 2017 by Website Contributors
Summary and Analysis of Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein: 2022

INTRODUCTION TO SHEL SILVERSTEIN- Born on 25 September in the year 1930, in Chicago, this American poet was an all rounder, he was not only a brilliant poet but also a  Grammy winning songwriter, a playwright and a cartoonist. His major works are mostly loved and enjoyed by young readers. The highlights of his works are… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Where The Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein: 2022

Summary and Analysis of The Applicant by Sylvia Plath: 2022<
August 2, 2017 by Website Contributors
Summary and Analysis of The Applicant by Sylvia Plath: 2022

About Sylvia Plath: Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, US. She showed the makings of a poet an artist starting from an early age. She published her first poem as an eight year old.  Her father died when she was about eight years old which led her to have ambivalent feelings towards… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Applicant by Sylvia Plath: 2022

Medusa: Summary and Analysis: 2023<
August 1, 2017 by Website Contributors
Medusa: Summary and Analysis: 2023

About the author: Sylvia Plath is one of the few American women of the mid-twentieth century who was an exceptional poet, a novelist, and a writer who never forgot to give her short stories a periphrastic touch, which in turn attracted her readers to delve into the inner recesses into her mind and conscience. Boston-born… Continue reading Medusa: Summary and Analysis: 2023

Morning Song: Summary and Analysis: 2023<
August 1, 2017 by Website Contributors
Morning Song: Summary and Analysis: 2023

Morning Song: About the Poet Credited as the exponent of confessional poetry, Sylvia Plath was mostly known for her two collections of poetry, The Colossus and Other Poems and Ariel. The American poet, short story writer, and novelist Plath was born in Boston and was married to Ted Hughes, a fellow writer whom she later… Continue reading Morning Song: Summary and Analysis: 2023

The Giving Tree Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022<
July 17, 2017 by Website Contributors
The Giving Tree Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022

About Shel Silverstein: Born in 1930, in the City of Chicago, U.S., Sheldon Allan Silverstein went on to become a man of many talents. He was in his lifetime a poet, a singer and songwriter, a cartoonist and author of many children’s books. His most notable works include ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’, ‘The Giving Tree’ and… Continue reading The Giving Tree Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022

Plastic Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022<
July 17, 2017 by Website Contributors
Plastic Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022

About Shel Silverstein: Born in 1930, in the City of Chicago, U.S., Sheldon Allan Silverstein went on to become a man of many talents. He was in his lifetime a poet, a singer and songwriter, a cartoonist and author of many children’s books. His most notable works include ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’, ‘The Giving Tree’ and… Continue reading Plastic Summary and Analysis by Shel Silverstein: 2022

Daddy Poem Summary by Sylvia Plath: 2022<
June 11, 2017 by Website Contributors
Daddy Poem Summary by Sylvia Plath: 2022

In Daddy Plath draws the reader’s gaze to the connection with the story of Electra: [The poem] is spoken by a girl with an Electra Complex. Her father died while she thought he was God. Her case is complicated by the fact that her father was also a Nazi and her mother very possibly part… Continue reading Daddy Poem Summary by Sylvia Plath: 2022

Analysis of Two Sisters of Persephone by Sylvia Plath: 2022<
November 4, 2016 by Pritesh Chakraborty
Analysis of Two Sisters of Persephone by Sylvia Plath: 2022

The poem Two Sisters of Persephone was written by Slyvia Plath in 1956, the same year as her marriage. The poem is about two lives that are binary to each other. The title, overloaded with mythological significance at once, takes the reader’s attention away. However, the poem is an allegory that discusses the life of… Continue reading Analysis of Two Sisters of Persephone by Sylvia Plath: 2022

“Ariel” Summary and Analysis by Sylvia Plath: 2022<
October 26, 2016 by Pritesh Chakraborty
“Ariel” Summary and Analysis by Sylvia Plath: 2022

The poem was written on October 27, 1962, shortly before her death. It was published posthumously in the eponymous collection in 1965. The title is perhaps based on the horse which Plath used for her morning riding. It has been understood after the testimony of Ted Hughes, as a reaction to her falling off and… Continue reading “Ariel” Summary and Analysis by Sylvia Plath: 2022

The Moon and the Yew Tree Summary and Analysis by Sylvia Plath: 2022<
October 3, 2016 by Abhishek Mitra
The Moon and the Yew Tree Summary and Analysis by Sylvia Plath: 2022

The Moon and the Yew tree is a complex poem by Sylvia Plath. In this poem, Plath (there is some disagreement on whether the work is autobiographical, although many seem to consider it so) explores her feelings towards her parents-the moon represents her mother and the Yew tree, her father. The poem is notable for… Continue reading The Moon and the Yew Tree Summary and Analysis by Sylvia Plath: 2022