Metaphors...On a Deeper Level

I was looking forward to this week’s assigned reading on CANVAS because I am a huge poetry fan. I logged onto CANVAS eager to read some poetry and I came across one particular poem that I knew I was going to blog about. Before I jump right in and share my response to this amazing piece of writing I must say all the other poems were great as well. Sylvia Plath’s poem “Metaphors” was a great read. The way how Plath constructed “Metaphors” gave rise to its creative elements.  Each line flowing from one to the next no matter the absence of rhyming enhanced her poem‘s construction.  Plath’s strategy to write “Metaphors” in the format of a riddle is one creative element that made this piece so intriguing. After reading this riddle the first time I was left thinking huh? Asking myself what this non-rhyming poem was about. I found myself thinking about “metaphors” even when reading other works listed under Pandora’s Box.  I tried not to focus on the meaning of the poem but that proved to be a very difficult task. How was I supposed to truly appreciate her creative elements and figure out what this piece of writing has to say about my own writing if I did not understand it? 

The title gave me a few hints as to what the poem was referring to metaphors, but about what? I realized what the poem is about both on the surface and on a deeper level. On the surface the poem is about metaphors and the way in which she uses them in a riddle. On a deeper level the poem is about the stages of pregnancy or just pregnancy itself.  The fact that I choose this poem out of all the other pieces of writings listed under Pandora’s Box says plenty about my writing style.  Once again it is clear that I prefer to use figurative language such as simile’s or metaphors when expressing my views.