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Poppies In July Analysis
Author: Poetry of Sylvia Plath Type: Poetry Views: 1511
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Do you do no harm?You flicker.I cannot touch you.
I put my hands among the flames.Nothing burnsAnd it exhausts me to watch you
Flickering like that, wrinkly and clear red, like the skin of a mouth.A mouth just bloodied.
Little bloody skirts!There are fumes I cannot touch.
Where are your opiates, your nauseous capsules?If I could bleed, or sleep! -
If my mouth could marry a hurt like that!Or your liquors seep to me, in this glass capsule,
Dulling and stilling.But colorless.Colorless.
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Could it not be argued that the first line of 'Poppies in July' has a disturbing reference to 'Daddy'?
'Do you do no harm?' Evokes the feeling of entrapment and brutality in the undercurrent themes of 'Daddy'. It is as if the resolve she reached at the end of 'Daddy' is becoming a re-opened case; the catalyst being her husband having an affair.
Also- There is a sense of masochism involved with 'Poppies in July'; Plath is wanting to put her 'hands among the flames.' she sais 'If i could bleed or sleep.' this comparison indicates that harming herself is as theraputic as sleep and both these quotations portray her desire to be harmed connecting to her obvious attraction to brutal men...i like this poem...
emm-this is also the first time i've joined a discussion like this so i hope i'm not looking like a fool with perhaps quite naive observations..
| Posted on 2009-05-08 | by a guest
When looking at the poem it is important to notice how Plath robs the narrator, presumably herself, of the senses. This creates the feeling of containment and hopelessness. Also at this point in her life Plath was in the middle of her husbands affair and with her obsession of being the perfect stereotypical house wife this poem reflects how she felt contained in societies images. Again, this feel is mostly achieved through her lack of senses, she cannot touch the flames or feel the burn, she cannot smell the smoke or taste the liquors.
| Posted on 2009-01-28 | by a guest
poppies in july is a womans cry for help. The poet has gone beyond mere sadness and is now seeking escapism. She trys to use the Poppies vibrancy to distract her from her pain but when this fails she craves the feeling of oblivion or unconsiesness. The poets desperation and hopelessness draw to readers sympathy. The writers powerful use of comparisons "little poppies, little hell flames," makes it easy for the reader to conjure up vivid images of what the poet is trying to convey.
| Posted on 2005-09-10 | by Approved Guest
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