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    Compare and contrast the ways in which Carol Ann Duffy presents female characters in ’The World’s Wife’. The Worlds Wife is a joyous collection of poems about women which was published in 1999‚ which are given a voice in society as the original stories/myths gave women no say. The poems features biblical‚ mythical and historical which are very well known. All the poems are dramatic monologues in a feminist approach. Most poems are seen as witty‚ interesting and hilarious. The main themes shown

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    portrayed? Salome is a poem which has been reinvented by the use of a well-known biblical story which the women are portrayed to be ‘immoral and dangerous’’. Duffy has modernised this story and placed Salome as the narrator‚ whilst also fulfilling the expectations of a feminist text by challenging stereotypical ideas of conventional gender roles. It is interesting‚ however‚ that unlike other poems in the “Worlds Wife” ‘Salome’ has been received negatively as stated by Janet Lewison “Salome by Carol

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    Compare how Duffy and Armitage write about violence in ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ both use a first person persona and with that‚ give us insight into their feelings and the theme of violence throughout both poems. In ‘Salome’‚ Duffy’s character uses a nonchalant tone with no remorse when depicting her actions‚ which is also present in ‘Hitcher’ too. Salome had ‘done it before’ and will ‘doubtless do it again’ but is oblivious of the repercussions of what she has just stated

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    How Does Carol Ann Duffy Convey How Grief Changes Over Time In Mrs Lazarus The poem Mrs Lazarus‚ by Carol Ann Duffy‚ portrays a woman (Mrs Lazarus) going through the stages of grief after her husband passes away. In this essay‚ I will be exploring the ways in which Duffy conveys how grief changes over time. The poem begins with Mrs Lazarus’s state of anguish over her husband’s death. The words “howled‚ shrieked‚ clawed” evoke a sense of rawness in the reader‚ and the image that comes to mind

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    Show how Duffy conveys her feelings about a member of her family in ‘Before You Were Mine’ In ‘Before You Were Mine’‚ Carol Ann Duffy uses a large range of poetic techniques to convey her feelings about her mother. The title of the poem contains a possessive pronoun that makes the reader instantly get a sense of possessiveness towards her mother‚ rather than the original thought that a mother would be saying that about her child‚ which shows an inverse on the usual way to use the phrase. The first

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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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    Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5‚ 1988 in North London‚ England. She was the only child of Penny Adkins who was just 18 at the time of her birth‚ and a Welsh father‚ Mark‚ who left the family when Adele was only 4 years old. Mark‚ who never married Penny‚ stayed in contact with his daughter up until her teen years‚ when appeared problems with alcohol. That is the reason why Adele grew close to her mom‚ who said her young daughter "to explore‚ and not to stick with one thing”. Adele developed

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    Carol Ann Duffy decided to write poems about two secluded women who are both bizarre and both reclusive‚ but for very different reasons. I would like to show how Carol Ann presented those distinctions and similarities. To begin with‚ the tone of the poem is very different Salome’s tone is somewhat nonchalant and Havisham’s tone is disheartening. In Havisham‚ Carol Ann Duffy uses alliteration to emphasise Ms Havisham’s hatred and frustration‚ by using the repetition of the fierce ‘b’ sound which

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    Essay The Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy The poem is written in the first person. Duffy gives her lover an onion in which represents St Valentines Day. The onion is a gift rather than a card or a rose‚ Duffy uses this unusual gift but in fact it’s a statement of love. The onion a (metaphor) is a strong ugly vegetable‚ not only does it show love but can show the inner beauty with in the onion itself. There are good points and bad points in love however there are consequences of what love can

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    Sport Agents and Amateur Athletes Katie Brown 7/18/2013 Introduction Sport agents typically handle contract negotiations for athletes‚ as well as any public relation issues‚ finance issues‚ and endorsement deals (Evans‚ 2010). Over the years‚ however‚ sport agents have become more to athletes than just a contract negotiator; they have taken upon the additional tasks of marketing their client’s ability‚ persona‚ and brand. With the increasing friction from

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