Jilted-Sylvia Plath: Analysis on Craftsmanship

The song Jilted, written by Sylvia Plath, has its subject ground on the disappointment of love which resulted from a female being unattended by her male lover, who probably must have gone mangle in pursuit of another female.This poem has a simple abab hoarfrost scheme. The words of this poem were expertly chosen to spot the sour and acidic feelings that accompany betrayal and abandonment. Overall, it is obvious that the tone of this poem is sour and caustic. The prenomen jilted is a word that has harsh sound which already hints to readers that the poem is not about any pleasant or happy experiences.In the first stanza, Plath compares her tears to acetum, which is a substance that is corrosive, pungent, and stinging. The word vinegar shows on a surface level that her relationship was over, emphasizing the fact that she is passing depressed. Later, she refers to an acetic star and a caustic wind. All of these rich imageries require a tone that is harsh and corrosive. By compa ring her tears to vinegar, Plath successfully expressed the idea that not only the crying was sad, exclusively the tear in itself was sad. This creates a realistic image of her sadness aft(prenominal) being abandoned by her lover.In the second stanza, Plath uses the imagery of a sour expression that ensues after tasting a lemon to describe her inner feelings. Wry-face invokes that Plath is disgusted, disappointed, and perhaps annoyed. The phrase sour lemon moon is a symbol of loneliness and desolation. This metaphor gives us the image that the female has leave earthly life and has transcended to a secluded and private spot so that she can grieve over her bad relationship. This also helps indirectly suggest she is now alone and her lover has left her for someone else.In the suffer stanza, Plath metaphorically compares her drooping and wilted pith to that of a small, sour, unripe plum. Plath expresses her paroxysm at being jilted and describes her disposition of being sour and caustic, and her heart now wilted. Plath uses the phrase my lean, unripened heart to tell her readers she is so hard hurt that her heart may never recover or heal.The resolve of the poem is to express dissatisfaction and unhappiness for a personal experience of Plath. both word Plath used strengthens the mood of the entire poem that is filled with bitterness.