Study Guide to The Bell Jar and Other Works by Sylvia Plath

by Intelligent Education (Created by)

Overview

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for selected works by Sylvia Plath, who at an early age won prizes for her poetry. Titles in this study guide include The Bell Jar, Two Views of a Cadaver Room, Night Shift, Disquieting Muses, Spinster, Crossing the Water, and The Bee Poems. As a collection of fiction, short stories, and poetry of the late- twentieth-century, Plath's work was largely biographical and confessional as she wrote through her depression and other tragic circumstances. Moreover, critics praised her use of literary devices such as imagery, meter, and voice. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Plath's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons they have stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645424109
Publisher:	Dexterity
Publication date:	07/10/2020
Series:	Bright Notes
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Intelligent Education is a learning company with a mission to publish accessible resources and digital tools to educate the world. Their mission drives every project, from publishing books to designing software and online courses, film projects, mobile apps, VR/AR learning tools and more. IE builds tools to empower people who love to learn. Intelligent Education offers courses in science, mathematics, the arts, humanities, history and language arts taught by leading university professors from Wake Forest University, Indiana University, Texas A&M University, and other great schools. The learning platform features 3D models and 360 media paired with instructional videos for on-screen and Mixed Reality interaction that increases student engagement and improves retention. The IE team is geographically located across the United States and is a division of Academic Influence. Learn more at http://intelligent.education.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS 1) Introduction to Sylvia Plath 1 2) The Colossus 19 3) Two Views of a Cadaver Room 21 4) Night Shift 24 5) The Eye-Mote 26 6) Hardcastle Crags 29 7) Suicide Off Egg Rock 32 8) Mushrooms 34 9) Watercolor of Grantchester Meadows 36 10) The Disquieting Muses 38 11) Spinster 41 12) Crossing the Water 43 13) The Bell Jar 52 14) Ariel 60 15) Tulips 67 16) Lesbos 70 17) A Birthday Present 73 18) Daddy 75 19) Fever 103 Degrees 78 20) The Bee Poems 80 21) Edge 83 22) Topics for Research and Criticism 85 23) Essay Questions and Answers 88 24) Annotated Bibliography 94