Sylvia Plath: Life and Poetry

When and where was Sylvia Plath born?

• Boston, 1932

• New York, 1940

• London, 1932

• Paris, 1920

What was Sylvia Plath's father's profession, and what subject did he write a book about that later influenced her poetry?

• Historian, ancient civilizations

• Biologist, plants

• Entomologist, bees

• Astronomer, stars

What experience inspired Sylvia Plath's novel, 'The Bell Jar'?

• Her college studies

• A summer internship at a magazine

• Her marriage

• Her father's death

For which collection of poems did Sylvia Plath posthumously win a Pulitzer Prize?

• Ariel

• The Bell Jar

• The Collected Poems

• Lady Lazarus

What biblical figure is referenced in Sylvia Plath's poem "Lady Lazarus" to symbolize rising from the dead?

• Mary Magdalene

• John the Baptist

• Lazarus

• King David

In Sylvia Plath's poem "Letter in November," the narrator describes herself as "enormous" with happiness. What does this feeling represent for women, according to the speaker?

• A traditional feminine ideal

• A counter-cultural act

• A sign of weakness

• A common emotional state

What literary movement is Sylvia Plath often associated with, known for dealing directly with personal trauma and relationships?

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Confessional Poetry

• Surrealism

In the poem "Tulips," what is the narrator trying to achieve in the hospital room before the tulips arrive?

• To write a new poem

• To find excitement

• To learn peacefulness and lie still

• To escape the white walls