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 uses intense imagary of the woman in question. "Her skeleton preened under its tight flesh dress." By using the words "skeleton" and "flesh" in describing this woman it can create a feeling of unease for readers as these words are usually associated with dead bodies. Duffy may have done this
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executive and chairman‚ lost their jobs as a result of events that led up to the crisis. Prior to this‚ junior trader Dennis Gentilin had been aware that his boss‚ Duffy‚ was altering transaction records. Gentilin reported Duffy’s unethical practices to Duffy’s boss‚ Gary Dillon‚ expecting the issue to be resolved. A day later‚ Duffy arranged a private meeting with Gentilin and told him‚ “[i]f you want to stay in the team‚ I demand loyalty and don’t want you going to Dillon about what’s happening
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War Photographer Carol Ann Duffy brings to light the tribulations of those afflicted by war. She delineates this agony through the use of emotive lexis‚ when the photographer thinks about the throes of those he photographed‚ and he sees “running children in a nightmare heat.” This is the photographer remembering children who have been hit with napalm‚ and have no chance of surviving. Literally‚ the use of the word “heat” refers to the napalm used on the children‚ and how much suffering and agony
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dubious love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout this poem‚ Duffy compares love to an onion and she does this by using variety of techniques like figurative language‚ structure and her careful chosen words and sound techniques. These techniques are all used to express her different point of view‚ verify how love makes one feel and how love is not as simple nor always pleasant‚ as you think‚ in fact‚ it’s complex and harsh. In the first paragraph‚ Duffy shows us her point of view by the random
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his loneliness‚ Mr Duffy realizes that he has put all of this upon himself from his constant lack of control‚ his constant routine‚ and the comfort of being alone. In James Joyces short story of ’A Painful Case’‚ Joyce uses a very unique protagonist. “He had neither companions nor friends‚ church nor creed. He lived his spiritual life without any communion with others‚ visiting his relatives at Christmas and escorting them to the cemetery when they died...” (Joyce 63). Mr Duffy is a man that is very
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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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I (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). It was this battle that would mark Germany’s last attempt of turning the tables of the war in their favor‚ though it was destined to lead to their ultimate downfall (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). It would begin on July 15th‚ 1918 and continue until August 5th of the same year; bringing about a plan devised by German Chief of Staff‚ Erich Lundendorff‚ in an effort to attack the allied forces in Flanders by means of luring them into the Marne from Belgium (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). It
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000 troops‚ this led to the allied Forces gaining an advantage in the battle (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). On the west side however‚ the Germans were able to break through the line of French Army and make a defensive stance when they crossed the Marne by way of Dorman (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). Moreover‚ on July 17th German Forces attempted to break through the Allied Forces again‚ led by General Karl Von Einem (Michael Duffy‚ 2009). This attempt failed and led to a counter attack by Supreme Commander Ferdinand
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Conor Young Havisham Essay The dramatic monologue “Havisham” by poet Carol Ann Duffy is a very emotive piece with despair‚ heartbreak and violence intertwining throughout. Duffy explores the emotion of despair in great depth through the use of various writing techniques such as oxymoron’s and imagery‚ in doing so it deepens the readers appreciation of the text. The dramatic monologue is based on a character from Charles Dickens novel “Great Expectations”. The main character
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