Written Task 2 The poem “Medusa” by Carol Ann Duffy is connected to the Greek story of Medusa who was killed by Perseus, a Greek hero, by using the a reflecting surface. Carol Ann Duffy poem is written in the perspective of Medusa. The question answered in this essay will be; How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers? The interpretation of the poem might vary depending on the age social status, gender, culture and the time period in which the text was read in
Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy The poem Medusa explores the theme of jealousy and anger; the poet illustrates this using the extended metaphor of a Greek mythological creature Medusa, whose story describes her as a beautiful maiden that is turned into a hideous creature after being raped by Poseidon. The poet furthermore links this metaphor to the theme of feminism when she describes the women in the poem overpowering the man that hurt her. The language in this poem is quite harsh, emphasising the
Duchess’ and Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Medusa.’ Jealous love forms a central concern of the poets, with each one focusing on different aspects, which the reader may come to identify the poems as exploring the intensity of human emotion. The themes of both poems show the complete mental consumption of the voice’s. Their pre-dominative behaviour appears to emerge from perverted good values. The paranoid voice of a woman, angered with her supposed cheating husband runs throughout the duration of ‘Medusa,’ seeming
"the Devils Wife" is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. The poem is written in first person, past tense narrative, The poem is a dramatic monologue from Myra Hindly's perspective of life in prison. the poem details Myra hindlys reflection on the crimes committed along with ian brady, known as the moors murders. Through the use of poetic techniques such as word choice, structure and imagery, Carol Ann Duffy creates a sinister atmosphere, the sinister atmosphere changes as the poem progresses and also
World’s Wife written by Carol Ann Duffy is a collection of poems that touches the themes of feminism, equality, loss and rebirth. By taking on characters from various myths, religious texts and fairytales, she transformed them into a sister, a wife or feminised character of themselves, altering the angle of perspective readers would previously have. Controversial would be a word to describe the poems because feminism is still a sensitive issue to our society. Carol Ann Duffy gallantly entwined a feminist
Explore the ways writers present strong feelings and/or feelings Both Simon Armitage and Robert Browning who wrote “ The clown punk” and “The last Duchess use form and structure to communicate “a voice”. sentiment dramatic monologue form feeling of murder, mystery, jealousy naive nature of the duchess many features range The poem Ozymandias written by Percy Shelley is about the narrator who meets a person that tells him about a story on what he saw. Ozymandias shows the nature of power of corruption
CLASS “a skittle of milk” The metaphor, “skittle of milk,” is very effective. The inclusion of the detail of, “milk,” is particularly effective. The white colour of the milk reflects the purity and innocent mind of the persona. Highlighting that Duffy is in her youth and is inexperienced. The comparison of milk bottles to skittles is also effective. It reminds us of games played at school highlighting how innocent the poet was. This shows how enjoyable school was for the persona which helps draw
Discuss the ways in which the poets present character and voice in; ‘Medusa’ and ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ The two poems; ‘Medusa’ and ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ (LGS) have their similarities and differences. The most obvious being both speakers are women and how they subdue men. However, the most apparent difference is the way both poets present character, with ‘Medusa’ and her jealousy and mistrust towards her partner; ‘…a doubt, a jealously’. The standards of a woman are lowered; she is bitter, vicious
Carol Ann Duffy and Robert Browning presents jealousy at the core of their poems, ‘Medusa’ and ‘The Laboratory’. Duffy explores the jealousy felt by Medusa as she uses it to foster her growing power while Browning develops the notion of jealousy as one that is used to exact revenge over those who who have wronged the speaker. Both poems are presented in the form of dramatic monologues that describe how the women use their jealousy to ensure that their partners stay with them. Medusa uses her own
oppressed or disadvantaged by comparison with men, and that their oppression is… illegitimate or unjustified.” In “The Wolds Wife” Carol Ann Duffy explores the idea that women are subject to oppression in everyday life and as a result of this lose their sense of identity, however within three of the poems in this collection- Little Red Cap, Medusa and Pygmalion’s Bride – Duffy rejects convention by positioning the female as the protagonist within her poems therefore rejecting societal expectations. The