Ariel by Sylvia Plath (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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When did Sylvia Plath compose 'Daddy'?
When did Sylvia Plath compose 'Daddy'?
October 1962
How many stanzas does 'Daddy' contain?
How many stanzas does 'Daddy' contain?
Sixteen five-line stanzas
What does the black shoe symbolise in the opening metaphor?
What does the black shoe symbolise in the opening metaphor?
Patriarchal control
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Daddy'?
What is the rhyme scheme of 'Daddy'?
ABABC
What effect does repetition create in 'Daddy'?
What effect does repetition create in 'Daddy'?
An incantatory effect
What does the vampire metaphor represent?
What does the vampire metaphor represent?
Emotional parasitism
How old was Plath when her father died?
How old was Plath when her father died?
Eight years old
How does the poem's tone shift?
How does the poem's tone shift?
Childish pleading to adult fury
Why does Plath use Holocaust imagery?
Why does Plath use Holocaust imagery?
To express emotional truth
What is the poem's climactic rejection line?
What is the poem's climactic rejection line?
Daddy, daddy, you bastard, I'm through