Discuss how successfully, in your opinion, Sylvia Plath uses stylistic features in an innovative way to convey both overwhelming wonder and unsettling menace in her work. Develop your response with reference to the poems by Sylvia Plath on your Leaving Certificate English course. (2021)
Discuss how effectively Plath uses a range of images to develop her themes and add drama to her poetry. Develop your response with reference to the poems by Sylvia Plath on your course. (2019)
‘Plath makes effective use of language to explore her personal experiences of suffering and to provide occasional glimpses of the redemptive power of love.’
Discuss this statement, supporting your answer with reference to both the themes and language found in the poetry of Sylvia Plath on your course. (2014)
‘Plath’s provocative imagery serves to highlight the intense emotions expressed in her poetry.’
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this assessment of her poetry? Support your answer with suitable reference to the poetry of Sylvia Plath on your course. (2013)
‘The poetry of Sylvia Plath is intense, deeply personal, and quite disturbing.’
Do you agree with this assessment of her poetry? Write a response, supporting your points with the aid of suitable reference to the poems you have studied. (2007)
‘I like (or do not like) to read the poetry of Sylvia Plath.’ Respond to this statement, referring to the poetry by Sylvia Plath on your course. (2004)
If you were asked to give a public reading of a small selection of Sylvia Plath’s poems, which ones would you choose to read? Give reasons for your choices supporting them by reference to the poems on your course. (2003)