When reading Plath s poetry the engagement of the audience comes from fascination of her ability
Sylvia Plath・s ability to shock and challenge the readers, certainly create responder enthusiasm for her poetry. ... Plath wrote the poem as a reaction against the society, which she considered had alienated her, judging her life as repressive and confined, ：male dominated society；. Ironically, on the opposite to suicide, Plath・s poem, ：You・re； reveals feelings towards an unborn child, also evokes, through the brilliance of her language. It is Plath・s ability to challenge the reader・s view through a shock or change in perspective that leads her to success. Through the extended allusion of Lazarus, Plath・s poem, ：Lady Lazarus；, creates fascination through her ability to shock and confront the reader, with her suggestion of confessional poetry on the subject most responders would react to with shock. ... The metaphor that Plath uses, expresses the light she perceives death, ：Dying is an art, like everything else. ... ； To Plath, death is seemingly highlighted in a comparatively different perspective than society, she finds it overpowering, yet controllable.