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Analysis and comments on You're by Sylvia Plath

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Comment 13 of 13, added on September 14th, 2009 at 3:05 PM.

this poem is just lovely..we´ve discussed it in our english class today and
i really enjoyed it :) it has so many wonderful pictures in it and it
discribes the love to her unborn child in such a beautiful way...

sarita from United Kingdom
Comment 12 of 13, added on May 5th, 2009 at 11:07 AM.

Bent backed atlas refers to the greek/roman legend about how the giant
named atlas has to hold up the sky on his back.
A creel of eels, all ripples
jumpy like a mexican bean
this describes how the baby is sometimes jumpy but sometimes peaceful and
fently moving.
finally the time between 4th of july and all fools day (april fools day
1st april) is 9 months which is how long she is pregnat for.

Niall from Ireland
Comment 11 of 13, added on September 18th, 2008 at 12:31 AM.

even though I am a guy, I can visualize it and see the comparisons.

bubba from Bahamas
Comment 10 of 13, added on June 2nd, 2008 at 2:05 PM.

I think that this is a beautiful poem and is in real detail and
dept...sylvia plaths poems is very powaful..!

natalia from Russia
Comment 9 of 13, added on February 4th, 2008 at 12:44 PM.

we did this poem in my english class and i think it is just lovely

Megan from United Kingdom
Comment 8 of 13, added on December 29th, 2007 at 6:03 AM.

intresting poem ahich have wonderful meaning

sara yasser zaghloul from Egypt
Comment 7 of 13, added on April 16th, 2007 at 1:02 PM.

This isn't about giving birth; it's about being pregnant. The high-rising
loaf is the way her stomach looks and the Mexian Jumping bean is how the
baby feels inside her. It's a wonderful poem; I have to say. One of the
few Plath poems I have read that I actually enjoyed.

ea
Comment 6 of 13, added on March 8th, 2006 at 1:40 PM.

this is a very good poem i apreciate its art

erica from United States
Comment 5 of 13, added on January 17th, 2006 at 3:15 AM.

awesome poem about her giving birth it uses such words that makes you think
about the actual birth

Lauren from United Kingdom
Comment 4 of 13, added on September 20th, 2005 at 9:51 PM.

Plath is celebrating the birth of a child. she was used to giving birth to
stillborn children (read poem "stillborn") she wrote the first verse b4 the
child was born, you can tell because it says 'Gilled like a fish' which is
telling you that the baby is still in her stomach. also is says that the
child is 'Wrapped up in yourself like a spool' which is her description of
the child all curled up inside of her. the baby is 'mute' inside of her,
'trawls' in her darkness, and has her feet to the stars. it is quite
obvious the baby is still in her womb. the second verse is also written wen
the child was inside of her, it proves it by "Bent-backed Atlas" there are
so many different meanings to this poem, and i dont have time to finish it.
cya

Jessica 15 from Australia

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Poet: Sylvia Plath
Poem: You're
Volume: The Collected Poems
Year: 1960
Added: Feb 20 2003
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