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Sylvia Plath - Morning Song Ryan Sugrue Mrs Pride A morning song usually is an expression of love - a baby's voice to it's mother - but in Sylvia Plath's "Morning Song" she ironically twists the meaning, suggesting that the baby song is not altogether pleasant to the mother. In Plath's poem she seeks to reconstruct the loss of connection the mother feels when finally giving birth to the newborn child. The poem portrays an interesting equilibrium between a mother's affection for her baby and the sinister thoughts and feelings the birth of her child arouses and the effects it has on her. The imagery, tone and narrative of the poem help Plath illustrate the ambiguous yet strange descriptions of the baby and the mother's insecurity to her child. The poem's first line powerfully captures the speaker's hesitant tone by contrasting the baby to a "fat gold watch". The use of this...

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