Ariel by Sylvia some points

[11/13, 9:08 PM] pu ms ayesha: Ariel is the most furious n cryptic poem of Sylvia plath n it is pertaining to agony of feelings of childbirth
It is infact subjective autobiographical poem n it is of sensitive nature embarking on physical as well as emotional aspects
[11/13, 9:09 PM] pu ms ayesha: Moving on to tge discussion about genesis of Ariel... I wouldlike to quote Ted Hughes comment about Ariel
"Ariel was the name of horse on which Plath went on riding weekly
Long ago while she Was in Cambridge England
She went on riding wid an American frnd towards Grantehester
Then hr horse galloped on too much striking speed that it bolted n stirrup fell off
She came all tge way home on very flashing speed hanging around the neck of the horse
It was some hw a suicidal ride
[11/13, 9:11 PM] pu ms ayesha: Nw the point aftr which paraphrasing will be easy to comprehend is that
This poem is peculiarly written in ambivalence approach by Plath
Keeping 2 aspects in mind simultaneously
1...antenatal or pregnancy phase of woman as she was practising it
2....a horse ride happened to be in utter darkness
[11/13, 9:14 PM] pu ms ayesha: So it's incumbent on us to discuss the above 2 aspects to cohere with the comprehensive pattren...
The very assertive behaviour of her in a suggestive manner gives fully pictorial view of advent of delivery of her
[11/13, 9:16 PM] pu ms ayesha: The poem commences in an ominous state of utter dark inactivity phrased by Sylvia... As stasis in darkness
Then the poem quickly gets momentum n delineates the apperence of Ariel to whom we assume as an airy creature n it's celestial body n can attain anyshape n can travel at very speed
But here she is dealing witg it  purely for antenatal n advent of delivery... Preamblely introducing her pregnancy state n growtg of fetus in hr womb
[11/13, 9:18 PM] Pu Naila Aun: First she named it Horse
Then changed Ariel
Coz if the horse
The horse she rode acctually was Ariel
[11/13, 9:20 PM] pu ms ayesha: Nxt splits n passes sister to brown arc of neck also supports this above context of preg n delivery phase
But as we re bound to get the other aspect to be discussed.. So that is tge poetess was having a ride in utter darkness n then in darkness she was unable to distinguish between tge deep furrows n the brwn arc defind by neck of her horse
[11/13, 9:23 PM] pu ms ayesha: Samin hw strange is it as being a mother we can get the absolute meaning of Plath 's poem here
[11/13, 9:24 PM] pu ms ayesha: Nigger eyes berries cast dark hooks means in utter darkness the berries from the hanging branches look like nigger 👀  n getting in contact wid her face as the view is ambiguous  due to night so her mouth gets watery due to sweet smell of berry.. But its all illustration of illusion n smell of berry
[11/13, 9:27 PM] Pu Naila Aun: Ariel & poppies in october both were written same day ....probably her birthday
Few things r similar in bith
Niggerseye,and black hands
Then a pregnant lady
[11/13, 9:30 PM] pu ms ayesha: Absolutely but here i thought she dealt darkness in terms of scenario
[11/13, 9:32 PM] Pu Naila Aun: Her extreme behavior about others
Reminds me something
Coz she was intelligent and brilliant in her studies too much intelligence has cost her the life of her own
Her extreme mood swings were not delibret but of furious nature
[11/13, 9:34 PM] pu ms ayesha: Then something pulls her body up into the tree n hr whole body haled up n white snwflakes droping frm her heels this is all about the painstaking moments of labour....
then she calls out to Godiva( a historical character ) it reflects Sylvia 's agressive mood as that historical lady was happened to have tge same aggressive nature against the male dominating society so as Sylvia who lashes back on hr womanhood alwys
[11/13, 9:34 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: The title carries multiple meanings refers to the ethereal meanings of
She wrote this
[11/13, 9:47 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: The title carries multiple meanings refers to the ethereal spirit of  Shakespeare tempest
[11/13, 9:48 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Aerial was significantly a horse on which slyvia was learning to ride
[11/13, 9:48 PM] Pu Naila Aun: Its a pretty valid point when v r asked to write about the critical analysis then v must start it from its title👍🏻
[11/13, 9:48 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Experience of riding was base of this poem
[11/13, 9:50 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Aerial astonished the literary world with its power and become best selling volume
[11/13, 9:52 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Aerial is Plath's most furious poem
Without naming name she lashes back at everybody
[11/13, 9:52 PM] pu ms ayesha: The nxt lines delineates specifically tge age of a Woman giving birth to hr child is progressivly succeeded by final stage of labor during delivery
[11/13, 9:52 PM] pu ms ayesha: Tge words unpeel, foam, child's cry, n melts in wall all re imageries supporting this context n we can find aftrwards a relief in tge underlying tone of poem the
Very relief which a woman experiences after childbirth
[11/13, 9:52 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Her parents
Especially her mother
Her siblings
Her lovers especially her husband
[11/13, 9:53 PM] Pu Naila Aun: But to take her life as she did twice
She should hve loosen her grip around the neck of horse her desire could hve been fulfilled ......by nature
She might save energues to kill herself nature would hve done that in best way😜
[11/13, 9:53 PM] Pu Naila Aun: If that was delibrate then she must not cling to the horse
[11/13, 9:55 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Different meanings are
The journey of imagination or an idea
Or Journey of sexual desire to its fulfillment
Or journey of foetus through its growth in the darkness of womb
[11/13, 9:57 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Here expression of feminine feelings
[11/13, 9:58 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: In these lines then substance blue pour of tor and distance
[11/13, 9:58 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: In lines
Hoe one grow
Pivot of heels and knees...
About position of child in womb
[11/13, 10:00 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: In lines
..... The furrow splits and passes
Having Meaning about time of delivery
[11/13, 10:02 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Difficulty with this poem lies in separating one element from another yet that is also its theme
[11/13, 10:03 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Poem is not about a hourse but inwardly describe the situation of rider
[11/13, 10:04 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Child's cry  seems significantly a relief of a woman after birth of baby
[11/13, 10:05 PM] Pu Naila Aun: This is the mist confusing point i cant understand the point literally, how she lashes back to othets? I mean any perticular word which indicated that?
[11/13, 10:05 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Coulderon is a sence of relief
[11/13, 10:08 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: So finally after reading this poem i ll only say that plath behind the mask of horse want to describe the degree of woman in the society because she considers the body of woman drummed inti use by men and society
[11/13, 10:12 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: Literary commentator William V. Davis notes a change in tone and break of the slanted rhyme scheme in the sixth stanza which marks a shift in the theme of the poem, from being literally about a horse ride, to more of a metaphoric experience of oneness with the horse and the act of riding itself.
[11/13, 10:12 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: being written on her birthday as well as using the general theme of rebirth, "Ariel" acted as a sort of psychic rebirth for the poet
[11/13, 10:14 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: The poem, written just five months before her eventual suicide
[11/13, 10:15 PM] pu ms ayesha: Hooks
That peculiarly depicts the male chauvinism
[11/13, 10:19 PM] Pu Saleha Saira: And I
Am the arrow,
Try to understand hidden meanings of this line y she said herself an arrow
[11/13, 10:56 PM] pu ms ayesha: I seem to understand the sense of relief after getting shot as an arrow from bow
It 's the aweful n painstaking moment of labor during Childbirth