films‚ as the title suggests. "Gunslingers" is a term used in the western to describe those who fight with guns‚ often shooting from the hip. The poem starts by replacing weapons with mobile phones: "like guns‚ slung from the pockets on my hips". Duffy is making a humorous comment on the way in which relationships can be like a fight‚ or "showdown"‚ but the imagery also suggests violence in the characters. There is a light-hearted mood to the poem‚ created by images that are typical of slapstick
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of age in contrast to men being able to vote at 21 years of age‚ women did not have a full political voice. Shakespeare and Carol Ann Duffy challenge these expectations of women being submissive and present their women characters as authoritative and devious. In ‘Macbeth’‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth goes against conventions. Lady Macbeth is a desperate and controlling wife who would do anything to get her husband in to royalty and live a wealthy life. This is similar to ‘Havisham’‚ written
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does this by close reference to the poem. ‘In Mrs Tilscher’s Class’ by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem about a young person entering the transition from childhood to adolescence. She shows the safety and security of the class through the use of techniques such as simile‚ listing and diction. However‚ she also hints at the dangers one will confront if they were to leave the classroom through the use of diction. One way Duffy shows the safety and security in Mrs Tilscher’s class is by comparing it to a
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Compare and Contrast The baker in “A Small Good Thing” by Raymond Carver caught my attention from the beginning of the story. He was abrupt with Ann‚ but it felt like there were reasons that would be explained soon why he was this way. The initial impression I got from him wasn’t likeable but as I got further into the story‚ there was a spark of compassion in this man that I could relate to. The bakers harassing tendencies and social isolation as a person are not traits I exhibit‚ where as his strong
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ideas and emotions ultimately to tell a story‚ but the intensity‚ reality and drive of the story is portrayed through the used of distinctive style‚ genre‚ rhythm and beat. Robert Creeley and Emily Dickinson both use poetic language and form in order to convey and allow the reader to unpack the poem and create meaning. Robert Creeley’s Broken Back Blues‚ explores the genre of Blues which allows the piece to carry a pensive tone which evokes a Jazz like meter and sounds. The Jazz influence in the
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Miss Havisham is first introduced to the reader when Mr Pumblechook (Pips Uncle) announces that Miss Havisham Requests Pips presence to play at her house. Miss Havisham fits into the main plot because she trains Estella to “ break their hearts.” When Pip sees Estella for the fist time‚ he instantly falls in love with her. Miss Havisham sees this and she encourages Pip to do so. Miss Havisham was also‚ in Pips eyes‚ the cause of his ‘Great expectations’ Miss Havisham may also have been
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“How does Havisham feel about her life‚ and how does the poet present her feelings?” “Havisham” is a poem based on “Miss.Havisham” on the novel “The Great Expectations”. But when you consider the fact this character is referred to as Miss Havisham in the novel Great Expectations‚ the titles takes 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
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Miss Havisham Miss Havisham appearance is very ghostly and skeleton like but in another way very elegant with the rich materials and fine fabrics she wears but she also has certain scruffiness to her with the messy bridal flowers in her hair and one shoe on a one shoe off kind of thing. The old woman looked pretty much skin and bone and that’s why in the extract pip describes her as a ‘skeleton in the ashes of a rich dress’. At first in the extract pip describes her in a very elegant and wealthy
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Compare and Contrast - China and Korea Most American people can’t recognize the differences and similarities between China and Korea. When I came to the U.S‚ many people guessed my nationality‚ but most of them gave me a wrong answer. Because of the racial mixture between the two distinctive groups‚ people can confuse a Korean for a Chinese. Many Americans think that Asians are Chinese because China is well known as the biggest Asian country and has the highest population in the world. Both China
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Libby Sacco Art History 320 Professor Bonnell 2/1/2010 Compare and Contrast Though overwhelmed while visiting the contemporary wing at the Baltimore Museum of Art‚ I was able to narrow my interests to two particular artworks. The two works I have chosen to compare and contrast are Robert Indiana’s No. 7‚ and Frank Stella’s Abra Variation III. At first glance‚ one might make a far-fetched assumption as to how these two paintings are similar‚ but with further examination their similarities
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