It has been said the feminine gospels is witty‚ uncomfortable yet liberating. From a first read of the poems i agree with this statement but to find out to what degree i will now explore. Firstly‚ when reading the poem the diet a sense of uncomfortableness can be felt through the entire poem. In this poem Duffy writes about a woman going to extreme lengths to be thin‚ which to many readers can be an uncomfortable thing to read about. However the feeling of uncomfortableness doesn’t stop there; Duffy
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I have read two poems recently‚ “The Last Whale” by Miles Gibson and “The Song of the Whale” by Kit Wright. Although these two poems are written by two different poets‚ they have one thing in common - both are talking about the needless loss of whales. I’m going to share about how I feel about these two poems and compare them‚ to see the differences and the similarities between both. At first sight‚ I think these two poems really look alike‚ you can see the word ‘whale’ in both poems’ title.
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What techniques has Carol Ann Duffy used in her poetry to make old stories and fables relevant to modern audiences? Comment on upon the use of language‚ imagery and structure. ’Mrs. Faust’ is written in the casual‚ contemporary style which suits its setting and adds fittingly to the collection of ’The Worlds Wife’. In this collection most poems explore the feminist principles or the modern state of them. This poem however‚ introduces a new issue to the collection; the materialistic nature of
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The anthology ‘The World’s Wife’ is a collection of poems written by Carol Ann Duffy in which the writer takes on the persona of a range of characters; these being real‚ fictional‚ mythical and biblical. The wives in the collection may be of long suffering‚ but they are not victims. Duffy tackles controversial issues and her women are by no means victorious‚ but she shows the women as they are; not the stereotypical feministic view but angry‚ sardonic‚ impatient women. Duffy seeks to highlight the
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Compare your Responses to ‘Kid’ by Simon Armitage with you Responses to one poem Carol Ann Duffy and tow from the pre-1914 Poetry Bank Poets use features of form‚ structure and language to force the reader to respond in different ways to different poems. Different methods of language are used by poets to produce different feelings about a speaker or generate descriptions of certain people. ‘Kid’ by Simon Armitage is a poem focusing on the partnership of Batman and Robin. It is a monologue from
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Write a close analysis of 40 lines of poetry by Carol Ann Duffy and discuss how far these lines reflect her view on love as presented in “The Worlds Wife” “Thetis” by Carol Ann Duffy explores feminist views of the writer which is demonstrated through the pursuit to find love and the power struggle for female independence. Thetis is one of Duffy’s poems in the cluster “The Worlds Wife”‚ which has not been defined by a prefix of “Mrs” unlike the poems “Mrs Lazarus”‚ “Mrs Midas” and “Mrs Aesop”. Duffy
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“Before You Were Mine” by Carol Ann Duffy and “Mother Any Distance” by Simon Armitage focus on the role of being a mother and having to give up something. In “Before You Were Mine” its Carol Ann Duffy’s mother letting go and giving up her carefree lifestyle‚ to take up the important role of a mother. Whereas in “Mother Any Distance” its Simon Armitage’s mother realising she has to let her son grow up and leave her grasps. The poem “Before You Were Mine” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ focuses on the fact that
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ECO 550 – Assignment #1 Assignment 1: Making Decisions Based on Demand and Forecasting Domino’s Pizza is considering entering the marketplace in your community. Conduct research about the demographics of your community‚ for example the population size and average income per household and other independent variables‚ such as price of pizza and price of soda‚ for this assignment. By conducting a demand analysis and forecast for pizza‚ you will be able to make a decision whether Domino’s should establish
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“Doby’s Gone” by Ann Petry‚ both Sue and Laurie lack attention from either their parents or peers. Laurie is led to create Charles because of his lack of attention from his parents. By creating Charles‚ he is indirectly getting attention without getting the blame for his actions. Sue‚ however‚ is affected by racism because her peers have problems accepting that she is black. That leads her to create “Doby” who will give her that special attention and accept her for who she is. Both Laurie and Sue create
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I met Laurie Ann way back in high school‚ and six years on‚ she is still my best of friends. The first day we met‚ she walked up to me and introduced herself. It felt way weird shaking her hand like grownups do and declaring my name to her after the hand shake. "Stacie Oliker?" "Pretty name." she remarked instantly. This close friendship allowed me to come to know and experience a level of self disclosure like no other. With her I was and still am myself. Our high school friendship has unfolded over
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