Everything you need to understand or teach The Colossus (Poem) by Sylvia Plath.
“The Colossus” is a 30-line free verse poem by the American confessional poet Sylvia Plath. It originally appeared in the poet’s first full-length collection (and the only one published in her lifetime), The Colossus and Other Poems. Widely believed to be inspired by Plath’s relationship with her father, the poem uses classical imagery to explore a one-sided and dependent relationship.