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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: Why should you read Sylvia Plath?
Unscramble the Blue Letters
Although she cirodesend other careers, patlh chose the artist’s way. Poetry was her calling. Under her shrewd eye and pen, everyday objects became haunting images: a “new statue in a drafty museum,” a sohdaw in a mrorir, a slab of soap. Fiercely intelligent, penetrating and wttiy, Plath was also diagnosed with clinical depression. She used poetry to explore her own states of mind in the most intimate terms, and her breathtaking perspectives on emotion, ntuare and art continue to captivate and resonate.
Open Cloze
Although she __________ other careers, _____ chose the artist’s way. Poetry was her calling. Under her shrewd eye and pen, everyday objects became haunting images: a “new statue in a drafty museum,” a ______ in a ______, a slab of soap. Fiercely intelligent, penetrating and _____, Plath was also diagnosed with clinical depression. She used poetry to explore her own states of mind in the most intimate terms, and her breathtaking perspectives on emotion, ______ and art continue to captivate and resonate.
Solution
- mirror
- witty
- nature
- considered
- shadow
- plath
Original Text
Although she considered other careers, Plath chose the artist’s way. Poetry was her calling. Under her shrewd eye and pen, everyday objects became haunting images: a “new statue in a drafty museum,” a shadow in a mirror, a slab of soap. Fiercely intelligent, penetrating and witty, Plath was also diagnosed with clinical depression. She used poetry to explore her own states of mind in the most intimate terms, and her breathtaking perspectives on emotion, nature and art continue to captivate and resonate.
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