to that prince I intend now to say‚ though it will stall our story.” (Armitage 623-4) This passage alerts the reader to pay attention; the symbolic meaning of the pentangle is important to a proper understanding of the narrator ’s message. The poet illustrates the pentangle as a symbol of faithfulness and an “endless knot” saying‚ “It suits this soldier in his spotless armor/fully faithful in five ways five times over.” (Armitage 631) The five points of the pentangle represent five virtues attributed
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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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At Sea - Simon Armitage The Title to this poem ’At Sea ’ is a neutral title and doesn ’t give away a lot of the meaning to the poem. It doesn ’t necessarily commit to anything specific; it ’s just a statement. This is just like the poem. Armitage hasn ’t completely stated what the poem is about‚ there is nothing to say that it is definitely describing someone/something ’At Sea ’. However‚ there are small links that suggest the ’Sea ’ is being used metaphorically. I think that the summary of
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Dream of a Lost Friend How does Duffy powerfully portray the experience of losing a friend in ‘Dream of a Lost Friend’? In this poem‚ Duffy explores how the tragic loss of a close friend affects the mourner‚ and powerfully portrays the implications of their death using imagery‚ structure and emotive language. She touches upon each of the 5 stages of grief and bereavement‚ and conveys the psychological process of each of these: Denial‚ Anger‚ Guilt‚ Depression and Acceptance. Denial is the first
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Analysis of Shooting Star by Carol Ann Duffy By Lucy Johnson Will we ever truly be able to comprehend the atrocities that took place in concentration camps during WWII? Shooting Stars by Carol-Ann Duffy is a poem that highlights the bravery‚ brutality and hardship that Jewish women had to endure in such camps through the voice of a deceased Jewish women. Through literary techniques such as Duffy’s meaningful word choice‚ haunting imagery‚ and punctuation Duffy is able to give a moving account of not
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Shooting Stars By Carol Ann Duffy‚ a critical response. This shows an example of Analysis‚ Evaluation‚ Structure and Expression Date: 29/06/2012 Author Information Uploaded by: Karen Uploaded on: 29/06/2012 Subject: English "Shooting stars" by Carol Anne Duffy is a disturbing and tragically intriguing poem. In the poem‚ Duffy creates a picture of a heroic figure enduring life within a concentration camp‚ in the form of the narrator. This admirable figure tugs at the heart strings of the
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into a predominantly Protestant nation. This book primarily focuses on the effect this religious transformation had in the rural countryside of Exmoor. In Voices of Morebath‚ Eamon Duffy shows how Morebath‚ a countryside‚ sheep-farming village of thirty-three families‚ is affected by the Protestant Reformation. Duffy uses only one source to convey his argument‚ and that is with Sir Christopher Trychay’s parish accounts during his fifty four years as priest‚ from 1520 to 1574. Using this one source
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‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light like the careful undressing of love. Here. It will blind you with tears like a lover. It will make your reflection a wobbling photo of grief. I am trying to be truthful. Not a cute card or a kissogram. I give you an onion. Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips‚ possessive and faithful as we are‚ for as long as we are. Take it
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for law enforcement agents to effectively attend to distress calls (ibid). The use of CCTV as a situational crime prevention technique has increased over the years‚ with the number of cameras in the UK increasing from 100 in 1990 to 5‚234 in 1994 (Armitage‚ 2002). According to Norris et al (2002:110)‚ the number of CCTV cameras currently in use in the UK is estimated at 4.2m reflecting about 1 for every 14 of the population. Also‚ to reflect the growth experienced in the use of CCTV’s in the UK is
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The poem In Mrs Tither’s class portrays the themes of nostalgia for schooldays and the transition from childhood and adolescence. Duffy uses sensual imagery so that we can experience it ourselves. The first stanza begins with ‘’Mrs Tilscher chanted the scenery. Tana. Ethiopia. Khartoum. Aswan.” The punctuation used between each place gives a rhythm allowing the reader to hear Mrs Tilscher chanting them‚ which seems relaxing. This may reflect what the children feel in Mrs Tilscher’s class: safe and
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