Plath's "The Arrival of the Beebox" and Larkin's "This Be the Verse"
Read Sylvia Plath's "The Arrival of the Beebox" and Philip Larkin's "This Be the Verse" as attached
Your task is to write an essay of 750-900 words discussing overlap you notice between these two poems.
You can discuss overlap in theme, tone, emotion, or material, etc. You of course must be very specific in naming what you are discussing. DO NOT repeat the language patterns in this prompt. Make sure you understand and digest the prompt before you write your essay.
Include a unique and college level essay title.
Your first sentence must be a thesis statement naming the authors and works, and making some point about overlap. DO NOT COPY THESE WORDS! DO NOT open your essay with vague generalities or "throat clearing." Get straight to the point!
You will include separate body paragraphs (opening with nuanced transitional language) including specific evidence and details which you will expand upon after naming.
Your closing paragraph will include "enhanced eloquence:" this means that you will discuss the journey your essay exploration has taken you upon. You will not merely repeat your opening paragraph or thesis wording.
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Sylvia Plath’s “The Arrival of the Beebox” and Philip Larkin's “This Be the Verse”
Sylvia Plath writes the poem, The Arrival of the Bee Box. The poem explains the tension between a speaker and their chaotic mind. Besides, the poem focuses on the speaker's inability to control her patterns of thoughts. The poem starts with delivering a box to the speaker's home. The speaker narrates that the box was heavy and signified the right size of a baby's coffin. Some horrible sounds were coming from the box, but she could not see anything from the small hole (Plath 1). She contemplates letting the things out of the box but fears that they may be too much for her to handle. Additionally, she envisions running away after releasing the items. The poem ends with the articulation that she would release the things the next day. On the other hand, Philip Larkin's poem, This Be the Verse, highlights that often, parent unintentionally hurt their children to overcome their failings towards kids (Larkin 1). According to Larkin, parents strive to pass their flaws to their children without knowing that they will emotionally impact them. Eventually, the children end up developing similar flaws in their life. Nevertheless, the poem asserts that parents do so because their old-fashioned parents emotionally hurt them. The only way parents can avoid such situations is if they decide to die early. Also, the parents can prevent the circumstances by choosing not to have any children. The paper explores the overlap of power, love, and suffering themes in the poems This Be the Verse and The Arrival of the Bee Box.
Plath and Larkin exhibit the theme of power in the two poems. However, while Plath emphasizes that the speaker has the power over the bees, Larkin articulates those parents do not have the power to control their behavior. Plath notes that the speaker knows that she has power over the bees but is unsure how to handle them (Plath 1). The speaker is unsure whether the power is a privilege or a burden to her. The comparison between the bees and slaves influences the speaker to feel guilty since she limits their movements. On the contrary, a contrast between a mob and the bees makes the speaker feel vulnerable since the bees would hurt her if they were released. The uncertainties on how to use power b...