Maimoona Maliha Khan ID:F20210840042025-02-162025-02-162024https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/umt-archives/3789xiii, 98 pages, illustartion.This dissertation undertakes a semantic analysis of conceptual metaphors in the poetry of Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery, and Sylvia Plath, challenging prevailing assumptions about the dichotomy between poetic language and everyday language.enThesis