Medusa Medusa‚ the poem I am working on‚ reveals these characteristics inventively through Medusa‚ herself’s monologue. Carol Ann Duffy‚ in her poem ‘Medusa’‚ develops and explores The transformation of Medusa from a beautiful woman to the Gorgan‚ the love turning in to the hatred‚ and loneliness which Medusa feels when no one can come close to her. The poem opens with the phrase ‘A suspicion‚ a doubt‚ a jealousy grew in my mind‚ which turned the hairs on my head to filthy snakes’. Here‚ it
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CLASS “a skittle of milk” The metaphor‚ “skittle of milk‚” is very effective. The inclusion of the detail of‚ “milk‚” is particularly effective. The white colour of the milk reflects the purity and innocent mind of the persona. Highlighting that Duffy is in her youth and is inexperienced. The comparison of milk bottles to skittles is also effective. It reminds us of games played at school highlighting how innocent the poet was. This shows how enjoyable school was for the persona which helps draw
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’Quickdraw’ plays on the idea of battle. The mood and tone of ’Manhunt’ is vulnerability and fear to open up to his wife and to allow her to see his wounds yet ’Quickdraw’has a comical side to it‚ ’i wear the two mobile phone and the landline phone’‚ Duffy uses the words she has to say as the weapon. Armatage uses imagery of war‚ such as ’parachute’‚’bullet’‚’unexploded mine’to illustrate the soldiers injuries and emotions. ’Only then’ is repeated at the beginning of each stanza to represent the slow
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Bibliography: Duffy‚ Michael. First World War: Weapons of War: Poison Gas. 2009. January 27‚ 2013. <http://www.firstworldwar.com/weaponry/gas.htm> A Short History of Chemical Warfare During World War I Fitzgerald‚ Gerard J. Chemical Warfare and Medical Response During World War I. April 2009. January 27‚ 2013. < http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2376985/> -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Michael Duffy‚ “Poison Gas” First World War‚ 2009
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others” (2010‚ pg. 290). This ability to influence people is shown by Luke Duffy in the case study through mainly coercive power but also legitimate power. Duffy’s power was derived from legitimate power because of the position he held within National Australia Bank’s (NAB’s) foreign currency option desk. Duffy’s boss‚ Gary Dillon‚ enforced this legitimate power by keeping him this position. Legitimate power that Duffy receives is due to his agreement within the organization and originates from
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Sonnet 116 by Shakespeare and Hour by Carol Ann Duffy Sonnet 116 and Hour are love poems that aim to describe love as a powerful force to be reckoned with. Both poems are traditional sonnets with 14 lines that express love as a “bright” “star” that almost brings light into people’s lives. Sonnet 116 describes love as a “star to every wand’ring bark” suggesting that it is the north star that guides ships home. The north star does not move so won’t let you down if you were to follow it. Perhaps
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Des Esseintes and Dorian A man with a copious amount of sin will collapse under the weight of his guilt just as a tortoise with a shell gilded in precious jewels and gold will collapse under the weight of it’s wealth. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and À Rebours (Against Nature) by Joris-Karl Huysmans explore similar ideas. Not only did À Rebours inspire Dorian Gray to leap into his life of sin in The Picture of Dorian Gray in the form of the ‘yellow book‚’ but it was also said to have
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English Literature Carol Ann Duffy: Hour Context Carol Ann Duffy is the first female Poet Laureate (2009)‚ and probably the best known female poet working in Britain today. She was born in 1955 in Glasgow. Duffy is well known for poems that give a voice to the dispossessed (people excluded from society); she encourages the reader to put themselves in the shoes of people they might normally dismiss. Her poetry often engages with the grittier and more disturbing side of life‚ using black humor
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In this paper I am going to compare and contrast a literary text (Education for Leisure by Carol Ann Duffy) and a non literary text (Newspaper article from “The Independent” by Nigel Morris) focussing on the language features used‚ the structural and presentational devices‚ the use of correct punctuations‚ analyse the structure of the non literary text for bias and the techniques used to convey meaning and ideas by both authors. The objective of literary texts is to teach the readers a life lesson
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women as sexual objects; 3) abusive behavior is a justified means for resolving conflict and 4) women should respect‚ obey and depend on men (Totten‚ 2003‚ p. 7). Thus‚ one can conclude that family violence is linked to the ideology of patriarchy (Duffy & Momirov‚ 1997‚ p. 123). As well‚ it is important to note that we live in a society
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