2. The title Poppies in July suggests the beauty , happiness , colour and
sunny weather. The speaker is looking at a field of poppies In the
summer.
3. “Little poppies little hell flames” have to different connotations. The word
“Little” suggests the fondness that the poet has with the poppie.
“hell flames” suggest danger , evil , death and hell.
4. The poet seems to be worn out “It exhausts me to watch you” she is trying to
escape her physical turmoil and her agitated state of mind. She is expierincing
what can only be described as clinical depression.
She is expierencing a mental state of exhaustion.
5. “I put my hands among the flames” this quote suggests that Plath
wants to be burned by “The flames”
6. “If my mouth could marry a hurt like that and “Bloodied mouth”
resemble the blood red poppies.
7. Poppies produce a certain drug that put the person into a calm and blissful
sleep “Where are your opiates, your nauseous capsules?”. Plath imagines
drinking it in liquid form and telling it to seep through her senses and fill her
with an intense calmness “Dulling and stilling
8. Plath’s use of the word “Marry” brings to mind the she difficulties
that she had when she was married. This is one of the main reasons
how she became depressed.
