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Memory and Retrospection in Duffy’s Poetry

In both “Before You Were Mine” and “Brothers,” Carol Ann Duffy uses descriptions of memory as a means of re-living past family life. Throughout “Before You Were Mine,” Duffy writes about her mother, and imagines her life before motherhood. This poem is designed as Duffy’s...

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“In Mrs Tilscher’s Class”: Self-Discovery and Versatile Poetic Technique

Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “In Mrs Tilscher’s Class” expresses the poetic speaker’s love for literature in the context of an intriguing personal narrative. Such a passion came from her primary school teacher as Duffy’s protagonist grows into adulthood — from a dramatised experience in her...

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Feminist Criticism and “Mrs Midas”

‘Mrs Midas’ is a revisionist version of the King Midas story told from the female perspective: traditionally, this ancient Greek myth was about a man who could turn everything to gold with a touch. This poem explores the sadness Mrs Midas feels in regards to...

Carol Ann Duffy Feminism Poetry 2 Pages

Evaluation of Verse Compositions by Gillian Clarke, Carol Ann Duffy and William Shakespeare

I am going to compare three different poems: “My Box” by Gillian Clarke, “Valentine” by Carol Ann Duffy and “Shall I compare Thee…?” (Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare. In my essay I will discuss the language, images, style, rhythm and many other aspects used to...

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Representations of Betrayal in ‘Adultery’ and ‘Disgrace’

Duffy’s poems, Adultery and Disgrace, portray the theme of betrayal in a number of different ways. Both show that betrayal is destructive and deadly to relationships, however, different diverse, including sibilance and oxymorons, are used across the two poems to portray this. It is possible...

Carol Ann Duffy Poetry 2 Pages

The Intertextuality of Carol Ann Duffy’s “Salome”

“Salome” is a poem taken from Carol Ann Duffy’s collection of poems The World’s Wife; most of the poems share a common feature: a historically marginalized narrator retelling the story from personal perspective. Salome’s character originally appeared in the New Testament and over the centuries...

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Love in Valentine and Havisham

Duffy explores ideas, thoughts and feelings about love in Valentine and Havisham by commenting on societal expectations of the outcomes and portraying love as unstable, dangerous and likely to cause hurt. Firstly, Duffy explores the expectation of marriage following a relationship in both poems, ‘the...

Carol Ann Duffy Havisham Poetry Relationship 2 Pages

An Assessment of George Hilbert’s, Love and Carol Ann Duffy’s, Valentine

I am going to talk about two different kinds of love: mature love and religious love. I will compare Love (III) by George Hilbert (religious) and Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy (mature) and show the contrasts and trends in both. These two poems have distinct...

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Analysis of the Verse Compositions Valentine and Before You Were Mine, Both by Carol Ann Duffy

The title of the poem Valentine written by Carol Ann Duffy is very misleading. One would expect to read romantic love, instead she writes about cynical love. She has obviously been hurt in previous relationships. The poem starts off with a positive statement-Not a red...

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Duffy’s Perspective on Religion in “Confession” and “Prayer”

The poet Carol Anne Duffy presents two different attitudes towards religion in her poems “Prayer” and “Confession.” In “Prayer,” Duffy contemplates how, in the absence of organised religion, comfort can instead be found in ordinary, prosaic occurrences. These usually insignificant experiences instead become a source...

Carol Ann Duffy Poetry Religion 2 Pages