Daddy is the most famous poem by Sylvia Plath and one of the best-known of the twentieth century.
What is Sylvia Plath's saddest poem?
'The Moon and the Yew Tree'. In this haunting poem, Plath uses the moon as a symbol for both her melancholy and for her mother, with the yew tree taking on the masculine role of her father.
What poem made Sylvia Plath famous?
In 1963, after this burst of productivity, she took her own life. Ariel (1965)—a collection of Plath's later poems that included “Daddy” and another of her well-known poems, “Lady Lazarus” —sparked the growth of a much broader following of devoted and enthusiastic readers than she had during her lifetime.
Who is the most famous poem?
- #1. From 'The Highwayman' by Alfred Noyes (1906)
- #2. 'A Red, Red Rose' by Robert Burns (1794)
- #3. 'Crossing the Bar' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1889)
- #4. From 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)
- #5. From 'Howl' by Allan Ginsberg (1956)
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