How important is the theme of childhood/memory in "Mean Time" by Carol Ann Duffy and "The Collected Poems" of Seamus Heaney? In both of these poets collections‚ the theme of memory and childhood is used often and is a recurring theme throughout their poems. Carol Ann Duffy is nostalgic about the younger times from her childhood‚ however from adolescence onwards she is bitter‚ for example in ’Never Go Back’ she writes that the memories "swarm in the room‚ sting you"‚ showing that she has no pride
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Explore the ways in which Susan Hill presents the woman in black. Before we meet the woman‚ Susan Hill uses the description of the setting in ‘A London Particular’ to foresee what she is like‚ predicting something wicked. London was described as “Inferno” full of “red-eyed and demonic” “ghostly figures”. These all suggest that Hill was describing or comparing London to Hell‚ which could imply that Mr Arthur Kipps was about to enter into his own personal hell‚ containing a “ghostly figure” of haunting
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and we headed out to the store. On the way there we passed field after field of livestock and my eyes automatically searched for a tractor. I liked tractors of all different kinds but I‚ also‚ like to see which kind other people liked best. I knew much more about tractors than other kids my age‚ which I thought was awesome. I knew every make‚ every model‚ and pretty much what ran what. So‚ I could hardly wait to arrive at the tractor store to observe which kinds were there. Finally‚ after riding
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it. I knew it‚ but I didn’t tell. I didn’t tell my friends at school‚ my cousins‚ or even my mom that I knew the truth. I already knew about the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. I knew that if you held your face a certain way for long enough‚ it wouldn’t stay that way‚ and that you wouldn‘t go blind from sitting to close to the television. When I was about six or seven‚ I started asking my dad questions...and got answers. One afternoon while hanging out with my old man‚ we had a conversation
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Writing About Poetry Stealing Introduction • Poem’s title in inverted commas: ‘Stealing’ • Poet’s name: Carol Ann Duffy • Respond to wording of the task • Briefly (two or three lines) explain what happens in the poem • Display an understanding of the poem • Mention the techniques used by Duffy‚ which you will be discussing Narcissistic‚ violent‚ uncaring; the narrator of Carol Ann Duffy’s dramatic monologue ‘Stealing’ is most certainly an unpleasant character. The narrator‚ apparently in
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Discuss ways in which Yeats presents memories in ‘Broken Dreams’ Main 3 themes= memory-old growing memory- associated with negetivity memory-beautiful- Maud Maud Gonne= pinnacle of his memory ‘you are more beautiful than anyone’ ‘And yet your body had a flaw / Your small hands were not beautiful’ – her flaw were what separated her from the angelic persona of an angel but it was this very flaw that made her perfect- hence the reason she was such an overpowering part of his memory- unforgettable.
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Explore the ways in which Dickinson presents her beliefs on Mortality Dickinson has created many poems on the theme of death‚ her main influence on the idea of death in her poems cam from the amount of close relation deaths she faced. Due to the extensive amount of funerals she has had to attend she no longer feels as though attending these funerals are something she feels is right to do‚ but something she sees as that she now has to do almost like she sees it as a duty. Even though with all these
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Discuss ways in which Thomas presents memory in ‘Aspens’. In your answer‚ explore the effects of language‚ imagery and verse form‚ and consider how this poem relates to other poems by Thomas that you have studied. Memory is presented as either a way of life or a community of change‚ as demonstrated in ‘Aspens’‚ ‘Old Man’‚ ‘Aldestrop’. He does this through the variety of techniques such as change in form‚ use of imagery and alternations in the tone of each poem to explore memory. As well as
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A Childhood of Emigration: A Commentary on “Originally” by Carol Ann Duffy Outgrowing childhood is leaving many cherished people‚ memories and treasures behind. Emigrating in childhood is leaving a culture‚ a language and a home behind. Carol Ann Duffy moved from Glasgow‚ Scotland to Stafford‚ England when she was six years old‚ in the 1960s‚ thus later writing this poem “Originally”. Through laying out childhood memories and ending on the note that she hesitates when asked of her origin‚ Carol
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Everyone have a childhood memories in their life and are special for everyone. I was born and brought up in a happy family and Alhamdulillah about that. I want to share to all my readers about my childhood memories in Ramadhan. Every time when Ramadhan came the first thing that will come to my mind is Hari Raya. I feel very excited to celebrate Hari Raya. There are a lot of memories in Ramadhan still fresh in my mind among these is walk around the village while holding the lantern after breaking
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