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i have a project due tommorow and i need help finding the over all theme of Silvia Plaths poem "Never Try To Trick Me With A Kiss"
Sylvia Plath
Never Try to Trick Me with a Kiss

Never try to trick me with a kiss
Pretending that the birds are here to stay;
The dying man will scoff and scorn at this.

A stone can masquerade where no heart is
And virgins rise where lustful Venus lay:
Never try to trick me with a kiss.

Our noble doctor claims the pain is his,
While stricken patients let him have his say;
The dying man will scoff and scorn at this.

Each virile bachelor dreads paralysis,
The old maid in the gable cries all day:
Never try to trick me with a kiss.

The suave eternal serpents promise bliss
To mortal children longing to be gay;
The dying man will scoff and scorn at this.

Sooner or later something goes amiss;
The singing birds pack up and fly away;
So never try to trick me with a kiss:
The dying man will

Answer 1

I think this poem is about the transient quality of life--that everything is going to pass, that we are all mortal and have to die one day: You can see this clearly in the first part -do not pretend the birds are here to stay (I know they are not, they will go away), the dying man would scorn at this because he has come face-to face with the truth: He knows life is ending. The birds can be taken as a symbol of life ,as they arrive in spring when everything blooms and leave in autumn when nature decays.
You can also easily interpret is as the author's complaint of the plasticity of happiness. Eternal serpents promise bliss to mortal children, but they can never truly achieve it because they are mortal. Happiness is always there only for a short time, or we only pretend that it is there. It's not real.
These two themes- mortality and fake happiness are what I can see at a glance in this poem. I am sure you can come up with many more ideas, good luck...

Answer 2

its pretty good so far!ive never heard of the theme but maybe add 1 or3 mire words in there to finshe it good luck!hope you do good on your project!

Answer 3

If I`m correct she is talking about her husband, I think she tries to tell him she knows he is not her equal, he cannot answer her questions, protect her from life, .......

Answer 4

maybe she's telling whoever is trying to kiss her to stop playing her...