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In 1960 'The Colossus' was the first book of poems published by which poetess ?

Correct answer: B. Sylvia Plath

  • A. Elizabeth Bishop
  • B. Sylvia Plath
  • C. Marianne Moore
  • D. Laura Jackson

Explanation

The Colossus, published in 1960, was Sylvia Plath’s first published collection of poems. Its poems helped establish the intense, confessional style associated with her later work.

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