Morning Song : Key info
Morning Song is a notable literary work by Sylvia Plath. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, and various study materials of Morning Song.
Key info
Key Facts
- Title: Morning Song
- Poet: Sylvia Plath
- Written Date: 1961 (after the birth of her daughter, Frieda)
- Publication Date: 1965, in the collection Ariel (published after her death)
- Form: Free verse lyric poem, divided into six tercets (three-line stanzas)
- Meter: Free verse, no fixed meter or rhythm (line lengths vary)
- Rhyme Scheme: No regular rhyme scheme (only occasional internal rhymes)
- Tone: Honest, intimate, confused, tender, and reflective
- Theme: Motherhood, the strange and mixed emotions of a new mother, distance and connection between mother and child, the wonder of new life
- Style: Simple, vivid imagery with comparisons (simile, metaphor) and sound effects (assonance, consonance)
