Tone Essay

In her poem, Metaphor, Sylvia Plath uses an extended metaphor and belligerent language to describe the difficulties of pregnancy. In her first line she is describing how long being pregnant is, she also uses apathetic wording to get her point across. Plath also use the number of syllables , nine, in each line to correspond with the number months in pregnancy. I the first line you see the that she is the poem and that it is about her, also it describes how she is feeling at the moment about this event.

In the second line she is using words to describe her disdain for how big she has become during this process. Her use of metaphors and figurative language demonstrates her dread and and hatred at becoming fat. In the third line she not only describe how big she is but how weak she is at the same time.

In the forth line her tone continues to be disdainful towards the hardship and normalities of pregnancy. Her choice of words shows that she is just growing and is not going back. In lines five and six she specificity talks about the child and through the use of language she describes the child in no the most positive way.

In the seventh line her tone is growing increasingly more cynical about the whole situation and showing her hatred for her body and what is being done with. Her word choice and tone portray her as feeling like a means to an ends.In the eighth and ninth lines through her choice of words she portrays her regreat at being pregnant and how she wishes she could go back.

The poem shows that through the use of language and tone to portray the harshness of pregnancy. Plath uses the many different techniques to help get her point across. That she feels traped and has no joys in the glories of pregnancy.