• Dr. P. K. Debata

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Sylvia Plath appeared in the sky of American Literature with a broad
spectrum of poetic talent. Many critics have acclaimed her as the major woman poet
of America. In this paper I have it in mind to decipher her thoughts with the help of
best figurative language employing simile and metaphor, a collective experience to
express the holocaust in her works in the context of her times with respect to the
contemporary issues, the current and the cross currents of the society. She has
superbly put her poetic sensibility to make a suitable theme for it. She addresses
people from across the social and cultural spectrum, and her writings have the
permanent appeal and magnetism to invite the attention of readers cutting across
culture, class, gender and nationality. Plath's literary creation includes her novel and
poems, to create a pattern of excellence to overcome the psychic process and concerns
of the characters. Moreover, her writings reveal the violence with references to the
Nazis, the Concentration Camps, Auschwitz and the Dachau.

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