She imagined herself both queen and slave, dominatrix and victim. In her imagination she was making love with men of all skin colors--white, black, yellow--with homosexuals and beggars. She was anyone's, and anyone could do anything to her. She had one, two, three orgasms, one after another. She imagined everything she had never imagined before, and she gave herself to all that was most base and most pure. Paulo Coelho
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In "She Imagines," a poem by Sylvia Plath, the speaker imagines herself both queen and slave, dominatrix and victim. In her imagination she is making love with men of all skin colors, white, black, yellow, homosexual or beggars. She is anyone's, and anyone can do anything to her. She has one, two, three orgasms in a row.

In this poem she shows her willingness to do anything to get what she wants. This poem is a rare example of a female taking on a dominant role in sexual situations. It is interesting that the speaker in this poem admits that she has never imagined having sex with a man in her life before.

Source: Veronika Decides To Die

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