There is a pheasant in her yard, but she pleads, “Don't kill it.” She seems to care more about the pheasant than most people; even though it can be used as food, she prefers to let it live. She doesn't want to save the bird because she thinks it has a "spirit," but rather because "he's just in his element/It gives him a royalty, a right." She can truly appreciate the beauty of nature, more than most people. She even describes the pheasant as regal and regal, emphasizing her high opinion of nature's creation. At the end of the poem, the poem focuses on herself with the line: “I raped stupidly. Let it be, let it be.” She talks about herself so cruelly, calling herself stupid, after describing the pheasant as a king. A tone of awe and wonder underlines his feelings towards nature. She considers herself below the bird, which reveals her low self-esteem and her feeling of uselessness in life. The juxtaposition of life and death once again highlights her emotions and low self-esteem, as she would rather save a pheasant from death, as it represents the beauty of life and nature, rather than to care about herself. She could die, as long as the pheasant survives. This poem seems to be a metaphor for his marriage, the marriage being symbolized by the pheasant. Plath begs her husband not to shoot the pheasant and kill their marriage. She