Sylvia Plath's “Daddy”

Sylvia Plath's “Daddy”

Introduction

The poem “Daddy is written by Sylvia Plath. Sylvia Plath was born in Boston on October 27, 1932. She was an American poet, short story writer and novelist. Sylvia Plath studied at Newnham College and Smith College before getting acclaimed as a professional writer and poet. Sylvia Plath died at a young age of 30 years on February 11, 1963. Sylvia Plath is best known for advancing the genre of confessional poetry (Bloom, 2001).

The purpose of this paper is to analyze Sylvia Plath's poem “Daddy”. Emphasize is based upon discussing the purpose behind writing this poem and ...