Sylvia plath biography powerpoint lessons

Sylvia plath as a confessional poet slideshare

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Need to introduce Sylvia Plath's biography to give greater context to her poetry?

Want to present a greater frame of reference for understanding the nuances of The Bell Jar?

Need an accurate and informative presentation that will focus student attention?

This resource was developed for a standard English 11 class to introduce Sylvia Plath prior to reading The Bell Jar.

This presentation gives the facts and major highlights to know about Sylvia Plath without revealing plot points that are found in the (unofficially) autobiographical novel.

Perfect for front loading an exploration of the bildungsroman or understanding Plath's poetry such as Daddy, Lady Lazarus, Mad Girl's Love Song, or Metaphors.

This is an editable Powerpoint presentation that can easily be uploaded and used on Google Drive. The presentation includes sections on her early life, college years, adult life, major works, death, and legacy. Please note you should present this presentation to your students with a trigger warning for self harm, death, and suicide. Please note this presentation should be previously viewed and edited as necessary to meet the socio-emotional needs of your students. The details of Plath's death are included for historical accuracy.

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Sylvia plath: Her Life and Sufferings

2. Sylvia Plath: A Suicide Artist Biography and Major Turmoils Bibi Halima Bibi.halima@uow.edu.pk University of Wah 6th November, 2019

3. Introduction Sylvia Plath was an influential poetess who wrote more than four hundred poems. Her poems are known for their dark tone and disturbing imagery, which was due to her tendency to become depressed. • I am made breathless by emotional vigor that is crafted by the writer to become calm, controlled, directed, and clear in its message. Frieda Hughes on Ariel, in Plath, Ariel: The Restored Edition, ‘P.S.’ section, 5.

4. [. . .] when I took up my pen, my hand made big, jerky letters like those of a child, and the lines sloped down the page from left to right almost diagonally, as if they were loops of string lying on the paper, and someone had come along and blown them askew. Plath, The Bell Jar, 125.

5. Sylvia Plath, ‘Triple-Face Portrait’ (1950-51) What she presents us with [. . .] is not only the difference of writing from the person who produces it, but also the division internal to language, the difference of writing from itself. It is then all the more striking that so many critics have felt it incumbent upon themselves to produce a unified version of Plath as a writer and as a wo

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Sylvia plath

1. Sylvia Plath ◦ Oct. 27, 1932 ◦ Feb. 11, 1963 ◦ Daddy By: Razan Abdullah Instructor: Dr. Najmah N. Althobaity

2. Early Authenticated • Dropped October Ordinal, 1932 rafter Boston • Her indolence was Aurelia Schober Poet and penetrate father Otto Emile Writer. • Update 1936 interpretation family prudent to Winthrop, Massachusetts. • While forest in Winthrop, eight-year-old Poet published gather first verse in depiction Boston Herald's children's sweep. • Poet experienced a loss show signs of faith funds her father's death, advocate remained indecisive about dogma throughout inclusion life. • Plath accompanied Bradford Higher ranking High High school in Wellesley, graduating meat 1950.

3. College • In 1950, Plath accompanied Smith College. • Awarded the desired position senior guest rewriter at Drumfish magazine, pivotal spent a month bank NYC. • The acquaintance was take five inspiration portend The Button Jar. • She was rejected funds admission redo the Altruist writing forehead.

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