Comparison of Sylvia Plath and Ethridge Knight

<Tab/>Poet Comparison After reading through all three of the poets work, I think that Sylvia Plath and Ethridge Knight are the two favorable poets. Both Ethridge knight and Sylvia Plath both maintain a considerably serious mood and some of Sylvia Plath work contains bitterness and hatred I think. Ethridge Knight seems to have more of a disconnected sense of anger in his work. Ex "A faggot in steel boots" I …

…and have competent word choice and she used more imagery the Ethridge Knight. Ex "Ignited by carbon monoxide eyes" I think this is really graphic imagery for a very powerful dark stare. After hearing that Sylvia Plath killed herself I can see some of the torment and anguish she probably had inside. While they both have the similarities and differences, they both are outstanding poets in my eyes who both contributed profoundly to this world.