This one to me, is about her 'apprehensions' that her husband [Ted Hughes] was having an affair. I think that her metaphors in this poem are very strong in creating the emotions that she felt at the time in her life.
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This one to me, is about her 'apprehensions' that her husband [Ted Hughes] was having an affair. I think that her metaphors in this poem are very strong in creating the emotions that she felt at the time in her life.