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Purpose:

I think Sylvia Plath intended on capturing the eery concept of time and inevitably death. This poem hints at light in the beginning where she uses the words "sun" and "heat", but also shows how they are past notions. Her writing feels cold and hard, you really feel the light go out and the loss of youth. I am not sure if her mission in this writing was to bring across getting old in such a dim cold light or to just analyze the life after its peak. Either way I think this writing is very interesting and full of imagery. The picture that comes to mind when you imagine a burning wick is a very intriguing, and almost terrifying way to think about life. With burning wick you feel and urgency knowing that once it runs out that is all that is left. Loss of youth and light was definitely a major theme and goal in this poem, and I think Sylvia Plath executed that goal beautifully.