Daddy (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Composition date of 'Daddy'
Composition date of 'Daddy'
October 1962
Collection where 'Daddy' appeared after Plath's death
Collection where 'Daddy' appeared after Plath's death
Ariel (1965)
Genre/type of 'Daddy'
Genre/type of 'Daddy'
Confessional poem
Age when Plath's father Otto died
Age when Plath's father Otto died
Eight years old
Opening metaphor in 'Daddy'
Opening metaphor in 'Daddy'
Foot trapped in black shoe for 30 years
Structure of 'Daddy' (stanza form)
Structure of 'Daddy' (stanza form)
Sixteen five-line stanzas (quintains)
Rhyme scheme in 'Daddy'
Rhyme scheme in 'Daddy'
ABABC
Monstrous figures father compared to in 'Daddy'
Monstrous figures father compared to in 'Daddy'
Nazi, vampire, ghastly statue, devil
Effect of repetition in 'Daddy'
Effect of repetition in 'Daddy'
Creates incantatory effect, like casting a spell
Climactic rejection line in 'Daddy'
Climactic rejection line in 'Daddy'
'Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through'