We have now studied 3 monologues by Carol Ann Duffy – Medusa, The Devil’s Wife and Eurydice. You should also remember Stealing and Elvis’s Twin Sister, which we looked at briefly during your coursework. Finally, you may have done Education for Leisure, Anne Hathaway or Salome for GCSE.
With all these poems in mind, think about how Duffy creates different speaking voices and expresses very different feelings and ideas through them. Write a post analysing her monologues, using the following questions to guide you:
- What linguistic techniques are used to create a voice and express feelings and ideas in any or all of the poems you’ve read?
- What literary techniques are used? You might want to think particularly about specifically poetic techniques – form, rhythm, phonological features such as assonance, rhyme and alliteration.
- Do you think she is successful in creating a range of different voices or do you feel that you’re always reading a version of Duffy’s own voice?
- Would you read more of her poems? Say why.
Then go onto 2 other people’s blogs and post a comment responding to what they’ve said. You might choose to give your own opinion about the last 2 points, especially if it disagrees with theirs (but be constructive and polite!). Or you might pick up on something they’ve said an expand on it.
Deadline for posting: midnight on Thursday 5th July
Deadline for comments: midnight on Saturday 7th July
Deadline for moderating comments so that I can see them: midnight on Monday 9th July
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