Edge - A poem by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath - Edge

The woman is perfected
Her dead

Body wears the smile of accomplishment,
The illusion of a Greek necessity

Flows in the scrolls of her toga,
Her bare

Feet seem to be saying:
We have come so far, it is over.

Each dead child coiled, a white serpent,
One at each little

Pitcher of milk, now empty
She has folded

Them back into her body as petals
Of a rose close when the garden

Stiffens and odors bleed
From the sweet, deep throats of the night flower.

The moon has nothing to be sad about,
Staring from her hood of bone.

She is used to this sort of thing.
Her blacks crackle and drag.

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Poet: Sylvia Plath Poem: Edge Volume: The Collected Poems Year: Published/Written in 1963 Comment 15 of 15, added on April 26th, 2006 at 4:31 PM. i am studying plath . please help me with the tichniqes that plath used in her poem 'Edge' Nora from Saudi Arabia Comment 14 of 15, added on April 14th, 2006 at 12:44 AM. Jule's comment is almost completely accurate, and I've been studying Plath extensively for some time now. What I wanted to add was that the poem, written four days before her death, is a clear representation of herself and the children, of her children. As the the story goes, before she went through with the act she left each child a pitcher of milk and almost a whole loaf of bread each outside their door, do they wouldn't go hungry. This is one of my favorites, there's almost too much to say. I'll complete this comment another day. Lux from France Comment 13 of 15, added on April 11th, 2006 at 4:18 PM. this poem explains the depression state in which sylvia was. i think she was an awsome writer. solovino marucho from Chile More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Edge, has received 15 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Sylvia Plath with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Sylvia Plath Poem: Edge Volume: The Collected Poems Year: Published/Written in 1963 Last read: May 12 2008, 2:22AM Viewed 11747 times. Added on April 11th, 2006 at 4:18 PM.

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