tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post7585399390051283491..comments2023-10-20T07:36:10.746-06:00Comments on A Striped Armchair: "Daddy" by Sylvia PlathEvahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-87357115776941655642007-08-05T02:49:00.000-06:002007-08-05T02:49:00.000-06:00Ted, I agree-the rhythm certainly invokes a sing-s...<B>Ted</B>, I agree-the rhythm certainly invokes a sing-song, child-like tone. Definitely adds to the creepiness factor!<BR/><BR/><B>Dewey</B>, that'd be an incredible recording!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-41628556886157884732007-08-04T15:30:00.000-06:002007-08-04T15:30:00.000-06:00I've always loved this poem. I've heard a recordin...I've always loved this poem. I've heard a recording of her reading it, and it's just amazingly powerful.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104753122709281663.post-22327720141084858232007-08-04T08:21:00.000-06:002007-08-04T08:21:00.000-06:00wow, you're so right. I didn't know this one - it...wow, you're so right. I didn't know this one - it's cruel and relentless but weirdly, the rhyme and rhythm create a feel for me that is almost like an awful comic children's story - which makes it all the more horrible.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.com