confession in Christianity is a sacrament especially with the Catholic Church to obtain forgiveness. It is a sort of penance or reconciliation.Confession in Plath's poetry has multi-layered object. Sometimes it is cathartic, some times it is revenge, laced with fury and helplessness too. Basically , it is healing touch which Plath groped for.The confessional poetry always seeks solace and escapism , which Plath achieves through her poems.