Sylvia Plath Selected Poems from Ariel - Workbook
This 63-page Cambridge International AS & A Level English Literature (9695) workbook provides a structured approach to studying Sylvia Plath’s Selected Poems for Paper 1: Poetry. Designed to support students throughout the course, it brings together the selected poems, thematic exploration, literary terminology and opportunities for detailed annotation.
The workbook organises Plath’s poetry into eight thematic clusters, including Motherhood & Children, Women, Gender & Power, Body, Illness & Medicine, Nature & Psychological Landscape, Relationships, Love & Power, Death & Mortality, Identity & Transformation, and Freedom & Control. Each cluster introduces key vocabulary, literary methods and a central analytical question, encouraging students to develop sophisticated interpretations and recognise connections across the collection.
It also includes a dedicated ‘Craft of Plath’s Poetry’ section, exploring techniques such as dramatic persona, surreal imagery, symbolism, allusion and tonal instability, alongside thematic summaries and connections activities to support comparison and revision.














