- poetryfoundation.org poems/57419/the-applicantIn “The Applicant,” Plath used hook to refer to an artificial limb, but she often associated hook with the word smile to refer to hypocritical smiles...
- genius.com Sylvia-plath-the-applicant-annotatedSylvia Plath (1932-1963) is a poet whose troubled life and powerful work remains a source of controversy.
- en.wikipedia.org The Applicant (poem)"The Applicant" is a poem written by American confessional poet Sylvia Plath on October 11, 1962. It was first published on January 17...
- litcharts.com poetry/sylvia-plath/the-applicantSylvia Plath's “The Applicant” is a free verse dramatic monologue in which a salesperson rigorously interviews a man who has applied to buy a wife.
- owlcation.com humanities/Analysis-of-Poem-The-…The wife is a commodity, a thing of the marketplace, and the applicant has to be the right sort of person to receive her. As Sylvia Plath herself explained
- english-studies.net the-applicant-by-sylvia-plath…“The Applicant” by Sylvia Plath first appeared in her 1965 collection Ariel is characterized by its sharp, satirical tone, critiques societal expectations and the...
- best-poems.net sylvia-plath/the-applicant.htmlSylvia Plath. First, are you our sort of a person? Do you wear A glass eye, false teeth or a crutch, A brace or a hook, Rubber breasts or a rubber crotch, Stitches to...
- allpoetry.com The-ApplicantBorn in 1932 to middle class parents in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, Sylvia Plath published her first poem at the age of eight.
- literatureapp.com sylvia-plath/the-applicantPoem by Sylvia Plath. First, are you our sort of a person? Do you wear A glass eye, false teeth or a crutch, A brace or a hook, Rubber breasts or a rubber crotch
- asialenae.com 2016/04/02/poetry-analysis-sylvia-…In her remorselessly satirical poem “The Applicant,” Sylvia Plath explores the restrictive nature of 1950s gender roles.