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These lines remind me of a Mike Tyson jab, short but extremely powerful. An example of this "If I've killed one man I've killed two-The vampire who said he was you". The powerful imagery of these lines overpowers any of the rhyme scheme. The tone of this poem is an adult engulfed in outrage...
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The powerful imagery of these lines overpowers any of the rhyme scheme. The tone of this poem is an adult engulfed in outrage. This outrage,at times, slips into the sobs of a child. This is evident by Plath's continued use of the word daddy and the childlike repitition "You do not do, you do not do" and "Daddy, daddy, you bastard"...
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