Spinster Essay -- Literary Analysis, Sylvia Plath

In the poem Spinster by Sylvia Plath, a young lady and her belovedr take a walk through the woods on a spring day. As they are walking, the lover attempts to make romantic gestures towards the miss, which frightens her. The girls physical withdrawal from spring and her act of embracing winter is a metaphor for her fear of love and longing for the predictability and chink that is non assemble in love.While on their walk through the woods, the disorganization that the girl feels emphasizes the girls discomfort in embracing unpredictable feelings such as love. The speakers choice to begin the poem with the intelligence operation now implies that this scene of the girl walking with a lover in the woods is not new and it has been seen before (1). The feelings of the girl throughout the poem are reoccurring ones and not just ones of this particular scene. The repetition of her actions further highlights the depth of her fear of love because she is so terrified by the idea of love th at she cannot overcome her fear. The description of the girl as particular reveals the speakers critical tone as the word describes her as picky and peculiar (1). This foreshadows that the girl is un give care early(a)s in her actions. The speaker includes that the walk is occurring in April in order to illustrate that the time they are winning the walk is ideal (2). Instead of seeing the setting of April as the perfect time to walk, the girl becomes struck/By the birds irregular babel and the leaves set (4-6). The girl is irritated by all of the disorganization that is present in spring and love. The girl is unable to control the sound of the birds or the growth of the plants. Nature, like love, happens on its own. This reflects how she feels about love because she is also ... ...self (29-30). The word loves ability to stand alone on its own line expresses the great threat that love has to the girl. The other words that describe the threats of the man are harsh but grouped toge ther. Love is such a great threat that it carries the weight of all of those threats unite by consuming an entire line. This again enforces the girls fear of love, as she believes it has the ability to completely ruin her.The girls fear of love causes her to long for control. The title of this poem, Spinster, highlights the speakers highly critical tone of the girl. While the girl may not be an old lonely cleaning lady yet, the continuation of her actions of withdrawal will cause her to be alone forever. The metaphor used in this poem as spring representing love and winter representing control is perfect because spring is variable while winter is monotonous.