Both the âCaptain of the 1964 Top of the Form Teamâ and âStafford Afternoonsâ written by Carol Ann Duffy explore their respective charactersâ past written in said charactersâ perspectives. In the Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Team, Duffy impersonates someone whoâs life...
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Modern poets have pushed past societal norms, and have given themselves the platform to conquer and challenge topics and issues in regards to racism, class division and sexuality. Two poets who have interrogated traditional concepts of gender, include Sylvia Plath and Carol Ann Duffy. Their...
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Carol Ann Duffy analyses societyâs attitude to women in âThe Dietâ and throughout Feminine Gospels, connecting it to other poems in the collection. The poet explores themes through an extended metaphor of societyâs pressures and the effects it has on women such as isolation, loss...
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Mrs Tilscherâs Class and Originally by Carol Ann Duffy were intricately detailed recollections based on the authors transition from child to young adult. They feature many typical conventions of a poem, including metaphor, imagery and symbolism. The poems are formed by the authors personal life...
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âAvoid sketchy-looking strangers,â parents often say to their children. Usually, these children listen to their parents. They avoid scruffy men, with messy hair, and black clothes. However, âPsychopathâ by Carol Ann Duffy suppresses this idea. This poem allows readers to gain an understanding of what...
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The Worldâs Wife was written in a way that the positions of man and woman are explored with a feminist point of view. Carol Ann Duffy wants to show the different kinds of view and relationships man and woman can have in a society based...
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âMrs. Midasâ, the poem by Carol Ann Duffy was one of the various poems included in her 1999 collection named âThe Worldâs Wifeâ. Within this collection, she uses different figures from history and myths while allowing the persona of the poems to be the wife...
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Feminism is a social movement and ideology that fights for the political, economic and social rights for women. Feminists believe that men and women are equal, and women deserve the same rights as men in society. The feminist movement has fought for many different causes,...
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The themes first introduced are predominantly modern consisting of promiscuity and infidelity. The theme of feminism is first introduced towards the end of the piece when it becomes evident to the reader how much power Salome has over her male counterpart Duffyâs reference to the...
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âSalomeâ is a poem taken from Carol Ann Duffyâs collection of poems The Worldâs Wife; most of the poems share a common feature: a historically marginalized narrator retelling the story from personal perspective. Salomeâs character originally appeared in the New Testament and over the centuries...
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