PPT-Poppies in July Sylvia Plath

Textbook Pg 192 Poppies in July Poppies in July Word association What do you think of when you see poppies in this image Can you predict what this poem is about Poppies in July Read the text. Sylvia Plath. Pg. 177. Journals, April 1953. “‘If only something would happen!’ Something being the revelation that transfigures existence; works a miraculous presto-. chango. upon the mundane mortal world – turning the toads and cockroaches back into handsome fairy princes. http://www.santomarco.com/. http://michaelleadbetter.com.au/portfolio-Landscape-Photography-Brisbane.html. Landscape. http://phdavies.co.uk/2013/04/06/sylvia-plath-and-the-confessionals-of-90%E2%80%B2s-rock-pt-5/lana-del-rey-as-sylvia-plath-portrait/. "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." . Definition of oxymoron = a combination of contradictory or incongruous words such as ‘soft rock’ or ‘cruel kindness.’. Example quotation of device from poem = “soft fists” from line 10.. Effect = when a poet uses an oxymoron it points out a contradictory idea which draws the reader’s attention. It suggests to the reader that they look closely. In this poem the “soft fists” remind the reader that, although mushrooms are soft, they have to be powerful and strong (as in “fists”) to push their way through hard earth overnight. Perhaps the reader has never before recognized the strength of a mushroom. . . and. . Jim. ANZAC Research. Two lone poppies standing in a field representing ANZACS and war.. Lest We Forget. THE RED POPPY -ITS SIGNIFICANCE. The red poppy is a sign of remembering the people who died in the wars, they also use it because it is a sign of life.. Sylvia Plath. Textbook Pg. 192. Poppies in July. Poppies in July. Word association:. . What do you think of when you see poppies in this image?. Can you predict what this poem . is about?. Poppies in July. By Jane Weir. What do you . think. when you see this particular flower? What do you already . know. about what this . flower . stands for?. What could the colour . red. symbolise?. How would you feel…. SYLVIA PLATH. SYLVIA PLATH. …. Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist and short story writer who was born on 27 October 1922 in Boston Massachusetts. She studied at Smith College and Newham College Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer.. “I . blissfully. succumbed. to . the. . whirling. . blackness. . that. . I. . honestly. . believed. . was. . eternal. . oblivion.”. Life. Born in 1932 to middle class parents in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Sylvia Plath. Sylvia Plath. B. orn. . October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963. ). , . Boston, Massachusetts. . O. ne . of the most renowned and influential poets, novelists, and short story writers of the 20th century. . The eponymous poem: pages 28-29. The title. What does the title suggest. ?. (Consider what you already know about ‘The Tempest’…can you also consider any PRS knowledge you have here?). N.B Ariel was the name of the stallion on who Plath learnt to ride. . july. ’. poppies. What are the connotations of poppies?. . How do you think Plath might use them?. In pairs, look at the two poems (on pages 21 and 77).. Jot down the phrases that describe poppies.. p. 32. Nick and the candlestick (p. 32). This was written in 1962 and is, very simply, about walking into Nick’s (her second child’s) room during the night, using a candlestick to see where she is going.. Write a sentence about what each flower could represent.. Challenge:. What symbolism does a rose have?. What symbolism does a poppy have? . Lesson 5. C/W. . Date. . Lesson Title: Poppies and WW1 .