on many different forms‚ some more prominent than others. This concept is explored through the poem‚ “The Grammar of Light”‚ written by Carol Ann Duffy. The title itself is a metaphor as the term ‘light’ is being compared to language and how it can be structured in several different ways. As grammar is the study of how language is structured‚ Carol Ann Duffy uses the structure of light to emphasize language’s potential and/or its limitations. Because light is shown through many different aspects in
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War Photographer by Ms. Duffy This poem is the only one by Ms. Duffy (in this selection) which is written in the third person. It is about a person who is clearly not the poet. The surface subject of the poem is the war photographer of the title but at a deeper level the poem explores the difference between "Rural England" and places where wars are fought (Northern Ireland‚ the Lebanon and Cambodia)‚ between the comfort or indifference of the newspaper editor and its readers and the
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Duffy has successfully written about childhood and the loss of innocence in ‘little red cap’‚ discuss with detail reference to the poem and how Duffy has used imagery‚ syntax and structure effectively in the poem. Little Red Cap is written by Carol Ann Duffy and it is taken from her feminist collection ‘The World’s Wife ‘. Carol Ann Duffy creates a voice for the unspoken‚ oppressed women‚ for this reason it has been considered ‘her most feminist work.’ ‘The World’s Wife’ explores the thoughts
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on an interesting new twist. The missing “Miss” has an intriguing effects. First‚ it takes Miss Havisham’s gender out of the picture. When we read the title‚ we can’t be sure this is the Havisham we’re familiar with. Second‚ by leaving out “Miss”‚ Duffy is drawing attention to the fact that Havisham is her maiden name. She hasn’t taken on her husband’s name because she never actually married a man. Throughout out a poem‚
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novel ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens. Carol Ann Duffy takes this character and explores her tragic life in the poem ‘Havisham’. Duffy uses Dark themes‚ structure‚ symbolism and other poetic techniques to express Havisham’s hatred for men after her tragic wedding when she was rejected by her fiancé. Duffy’s use of these poetic techniques create a sinister character and makes Havisham feel real to the reader. To begin the poem Duffy uses a shocking short sentence‚ which contains contrasting
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husband. However‚ on the other hand‚ Carol Ann Duffy structures her poem "Quickdraw" in contrast to Armitage by using only four‚ four- lined stanzas. I believe that Duffy uses this technique to write out her poem because she wants to represent the different stages of her semantic field‚ a western shoot- out. This is obvious in the first stanza‚ where it is suggesting the preparation of the shoot- out by saying‚ “I wear the two‚ the mobile and landline phones.” Duffy successfully uses the second stanza to
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Hathaway” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ the current poet laureate‚ is a strikingly poignant poem. It is in the persona of Anne Hathaway‚ Shakespeare’s wife‚ and is perceived to be the opinion of what she thinks about when she is left the second best bed in his will. The sonnet explores the loss felt by Hathaway as she grieves for her husband. Throughout the poem Duffy effectively uses poetic techniques to explore the feeling of loss felt by Hathaway as she is now a widow. The sonnet form allows Duffy the opportunity
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In Mrs Tilscher’s Class. By Carol Ann Duffy. Pupil Unit. Includes Guidance on Formative Assessment Strategies. THE BIG PICTURE. Critical Essay: Poetry. In Mrs Tilscher’s Class By Carol Ann Duffy. By the end of this unit you will be able to write Critical Essays on the Poem ‘In Mr’s Tilscher’s Class. The poem you shall study can be viewed in different ways‚ such as: an important experience from the past‚ a poem in which an aspect of life
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John Agard’s ‘Checking out me history’ is written in dialectical non-standard English‚ where he has tried to input the natural sounds and phrases of a Caribbean dialect. This is important because one of the major themes of the poem is that of his personal identity; this use of language really highlights his different background and puts emphasis on his differences. His use of repetition‚ especially of the phrase “dem tell me” gives a sense of repetition and exaggerates the amount of things he was
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Analysis of Salome In Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Salome‚ the main character (Salome) directly refers to Salome in the New Testament of the Bible. Two references‚ in the Gospels according to Mark and Mathew‚ give us the background to her character. Briefly‚ she danced for her father‚ King Herod‚ on his birthday. King Herod was delighted and said that he would give Salome whatever she asked for. Salome‚ prompted by her mother Herodias‚ asked for the head of John the Baptist‚ who had said Herodias’ marriage
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