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Comment 20 of 30, added on December 16th, 2005 at 12:35 PM.
this poem is very good and very well writen! this poem as many differnt
metiphorical meanings and it makes you think. this poet is a very good
writer and knows how to make a connon incident into a mysterious wonder.
michelle from United States
Comment 19 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 5:17 PM.
i love my boobs
me from United States
Comment 18 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 1:41 PM.
i think this poem is about suicide! Although my class has been analyzing
this as cutting you thumb inistead of an onion.
"What a thrill"- she likes to cut her self takes away other pain in life.
"top quite gone"-the high points in life are gone.
"except for a ssort of hinge"- about to kill herself just one thing shes
holding onto.
"dead""white"- losing everythihng
"little pilgrim"- she feels small, unloved, not wanted
"carpet rolls"- rapping up your life, dieing.
"i step on it"- beating herself up over nothing
"straight from the heart"- feelings are true.
Paige gregory and Chelsea Garcia from United States
Comment 17 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 1:44 PM.
This is really weird cuz i just..........
someone from United States
Comment 16 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 1:39 PM.
My analysis of the stanze ;; "the stain on your gauze Ku Klux Klan Babushka
Darkens and Tarnishes"
In Sylvia Plath’s bloodcurdling poem “Cut,” the narrator unintentionally
slices her “thumb instead of an onion” in a common kitchen calamity. The
stanza above shows the comparisons she makes between her unappetizing
finger and the headdress of an aged dame or even a member in a racist
secret society. She begins by dressing her raw thumb in gauze to control
the rapid bleeding and then recognizes that her grieving digit resembles
the sinister white hood of a “Ku Klux Klan” member as well as the tattered
“babushka” of a wizened peasant woman. As she beholds her dressed up thumb
she acknowledges that the crimson blood is slowly seeping into the thin
material which then starts to “darken and tarnish” the once white gauze. A
rule of thumb--keep your eye on the blade while dicing the vegetables or it
could turn into a culinary catastrophe. =]
Chelsea Garcia from United States
Comment 15 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 1:37 PM.
The stain on your
Gauze Ku Klux Klan
Babushka
Darkens and tarnishes
Sylvia Path’s bloodcurdling poem “Cut” is about a common calamity that
occurs in the kitchen of many homes--the narrator has accidentally cut her
“thumb instead of an onion” while severing vegetables. The stanza above
shows the narrator’s unappetizing finger being compared to a headdress of a
peasant woman and to an evil member of a secret society. To control the
rapid bleeding she wraps her raw thumb in gauze, resembling the white hood
of a “Ku Klux Klan{sman},” or even the “babushka” of a wizened peasant
woman. As she looks at her thumb, a fire of unappealing blood slowly feeds
the gauze as it starts to “darken and tarnish” the once white material. So
keep your eye on the blade while murdering the vegetables or you might just
murder your thumb!
Paige Gregory from United States
Comment 14 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 11:00 AM.
I think this poem is a great representation of metapors. I am also
extreamly sad that she has killed herself
Josh Spankie from United States
Comment 13 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 11:00 AM.
nice metaphors
Hark Vonlastril from Denmark
Comment 12 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 10:53 AM.
What an amazing poem. SUPERBBBBB. it was absolutely splendid. WELL DONE
SYLVIA YOU SUCCEDED ONCE AGAIN!!
some random kid from Andorra
Comment 11 of 30, added on November 28th, 2005 at 10:02 AM.
This was an amazing piece of work! it made me jump with excitement when i
finsished this masterpiece! i was trying to find that true meaning and i
found it! this poem has made me think of all that safety i need to think
about when i cook! YAY WRITING! this has made me fell like i can write
without caring who sees! i also love this girl named Jessica Koren! she is
soo HOTT! she reminded me of the quote "red coats everyone" because she is
soo hott!! wow im going to marry her someday and we are going to have 14
wonderful babys! well i best be going farwell! : ]
Steve Mehere from United States
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this poem is very good and very well writen! this poem as many differnt
metiphorical meanings and it makes you think. this poet is a very good
writer and knows how to make a connon incident into a mysterious wonder.
michelle from United States