It has been amended.Also, while I’m here, can you please analyse language and techniques, and not just explain VERY vaguely what the writer is talking about, else it’s not really analysisHi, I went through the analysis again and added some more information on themes, language, and poetic techniques that I hope you will find helpful.It is through advertising that we are able to contribute to charity. There is a moment where they forget how to speak their second language, forget how to read coins, and are unable to understand the spoken word. Structure of Foreign ‘Foreign’ by Carol Ann Duffy is a four stanza poem that is separated into sets of five lines or quintets.
She is going to describe a number of different experiences and emotions while referring to the person experiencing them as “you.”She first asks that the reader “Imagine” they are “living in a strange, dark city.” They are not a new resident of this place, but somehow it remains “strange.” The main character of the poem has lived in this place for “twenty years,” in one of the “dismal dwellings on the east side.” These places are at once separate and familiar to the speaker.
It is a thoroughly depressing opening line, which supports the depressing tone of the rest of the poem.“Outside, the streets tear litter in their thin hands,” personifies the streets in a way that makes them seem like they are wringing their hands in despair. Carol Ann Duffy. It also reads as if the speaker is attempting to convince the reader of something. A hate name. ‘The Darling Letters’ by Carol Ann Duffy is a three stanza poem that is divided into sets of six lines, or sestets.Additionally, each stanza is made up of a number of different phrases which carry the reader through an understanding of what a love letter is on its conception and what it becomes as the relationship progresses. Although the imagery is very negative here, there is a sense that leaving is the right thing to do and it gives a sense of release for the persona.Forget. Album Feminine Gospels. These poems were intended by Carol Ann Duffy to rectify that, to highlight the fact that women have long been ignored or silenced. The poem begins with the speaker describing a car ride that took her and her family from their home country to a new one.
Foreign by Carol Ann Duffy. Your browser will redirect to your requested content shortly.Looks like the site is more popular than we thought! Again, the negativity if rife in the stanza and this first line creates a sense of despair and helplessness, which radiates through the people and the town. The tiny parts of life that one could hold onto are slipping away. The collection of poems by Carol Ann Duffy entitled ‘The World’s Wife’, was first published in 1999 and presents stories, myths, fairy tales and characters in Western culture from This person, still being referred to as “you,” is using “public transport” and working and sleeping. Context Theme/Message She moved from Scotland to England at the age of 6 Her personal experiences of moving and being a foreigner reflects on how she writes this poem Scotland --> England, same region - UK Duffy felt homesick Standing Female Nude collection Published 1987 Stock Duffy was the first of five children, all of whom, aside from the writer, were boys. The poem begins with the speaker describing the reader’s surroundings to them. Their accent has not changed, nor has the language they “think” in. Although there is a real sense of sadness, this fades quickly when the persona is removed from the physical reminders of a previous bad time. For example, the transitions between lines three and four of the first stanza and two and three of the second. It suggests that this was a past tense occurrence and that it happened previously. On the landing, you hear your foreign accent echo down the stairs. They are functioning, but it doesn’t seem healthy.The poem takes a darker turn at this point, painting a world that is hostile towards, “you”. '"Foreign" by Carol Ann Duffy ~ The End ~ Analyzed by Rachel, Tanushaa, Shruthi, Yin Yin, Gin Wen (ii) How does the poet strikingly convey thoughts and feelings about living in a foreign country? 0 Comment. This character’s world is described as “coming to bits”.
It is as if the world is fading away and getting harder and harder to understand.The same thing is happening to language in the following lines. Much of literature through the ages and even today is patriarchal, presenting the world from a male perspective. This is another element that sets them apart. Her family was Roman Catholic and lived in a poorer region of the city of Glasgow called, Gorbals. It is written in the As the poem continues, this person’s world is developed further and fear is added into their life. Carol Ann Duffy was UK Poet Laureate, a post she held until 2019. On the landing, you hear your foreign accent echo down the stairs. Enjambment forces a reader down to the next line, and the next, quickly. Particularly, those who are able to go straight to bed and dream, without worrying about not belonging.Subscribe to our mailing list and get new poetry analysis updates straight to your inbox.We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriouslyEmma graduated from East Carolina University with a BA in English, minor in Creative Writing, BFA in Fine Art, and BA in Art Histories.
There are some dismal dwellings on the east side and one of them is yours. The speaker is refraining from saying which one so that any reader is able to connect with this moment.The experience would be quite a fearful one and cause someone living it to feel even more alienated.
This is a clear reference to some kind of derogatory term. The use of punctuation in these moments creates a very intentional pause in the text.
Duffy reinforces many of the stereotypes of relationships gone wrong and beautifully and skilfully encapsulates the range of emotions that the persona would feel when the end has happened and moving on in life has to happen.Duffy uses a lot of enjambment throughout with short sentences, which creates a stilted experience when reading the poem and perhaps this is a purposeful structural device to show the ebb and flow of memory. []))
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