'The Applicant' by Sylvia Plath (Poetry Analysis Video)

This video contains a close Analysis of Sylvia Plath's, 'The Applicant', with a discussion of the poem's historical context, major themes, and Plath's use of poetic techniques.
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Featured Poem:
'The Applicant' by Sylvia Plath from The Collected Poems. Copyright © 2008 by Sylvia Plath. Reprinted under Fair Usage and aimed at growing the poet's readership by drawing attention to her work. The Collected Poems (Faber and Faber, 1989) www.poetryfoun...
Poem Recital by the extraordinary Voice Over Artist, Lucille Cinconia, (Lucille can be commissioned for work on www.fiverr.com) www.fiverr.com...
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[@hellaradio]

Thanks! I’m using ‘The Applicant’ for an English exam, and this video was very helpful!

[@mrmm1988]

This was so helpful thank you so much!!

[@LitPoetry]

No problem 😀

[@leslielee3968]

Great Analysis

[@LitPoetry]

Thanks

[@Davidhadar81]

Thanks, very useful. I would not call the speaker "a narrator" as it/they do not narrate a story. Instead, it should be called a narrator.

[@LitPoetry]

Ok, thanks

[@Davidhadar81]

@@LitPoetry called a speaker

[@Davidhadar81]

@@LitPoetry I should really start proofreading my comments.