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learn about the sonnet form To analyse the poem Hour by Duffy Analysing Poetry First step Subject amp message What is the topic of the poem What is it literally about What is it figuratively about. To mark the centenary of the First World War in 2014 the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has engaged Nagras the teams head slightly outnumber concept of michael longley Blake morrison has commissioned work renews and reflect on form english literature Poetry. . and . Drama. : Dr. Natália . Pikli. Prose. : Dr. Zsolt . Czigányik and. Dr. Ákos Farkas. 1, . September. 9. . Orientation. 2, . September. . 16 . Ted . Hughes. 3. , . September. . Swing. Someone had . looped a rope over a branch. and made a rought swing for the birch tree. next to the river. We passed it, . walking and walking. 1. st. stanza. Reference to marriage – someone putting a ring on someone’s finger. This action is done out of choice.. DuffY. We remember your childhood well. Think about the title. . The poem is a dramatic . monologue. :. The speaker sounds very much on the defensive: clearly the grown-up child has complained about something or asked an awkward question. The parent insists that the child was brought up well and was loved. Initial thoughts about theme:. Emigration. Growing up. Home. Originally Carol Ann Duffy. Why . have italics . been used at certain points in the poem?. Compare her reaction and her brothers’ reaction.. Structure of essay. Aim to make 3-5 key points in your essay.. Paragraph 1: Introduction. Paragraph 2-3: Similarities between the poems. Paragraph 3-4: Differences between the poems. Paragraph 5: Conclusion. According to Carol Ann Duffy. :. Theme: Questioning the existence of God. A few things to note. “This is a poem written because of my background and I suppose this time I’m writing about my own attitude to Christianity. Being Catholic, it was pretty strict: I wasn’t allowed . SCOPE Magazine Version. VOCABULARY. preposterous. (. prih. -POS-. ter. -. uhs. ) adjective; contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd. example: Here in upstate Michigan, the idea of an 80-degree Christmas Day is preposterous.. The Nazi Holocaust 1939 – 1945. Link to a particular place and time. Europe 1939 – 1945. The concentration camps where an estimated 6 million Jews met their deaths. “I sang the ancient psalms at dusk . The Nazi Holocaust 1939 – 1945. Link to a particular place and time. Europe 1939 – 1945. The concentration camps where an estimated 6 million Jews met their deaths. “I sang the ancient psalms at dusk . Overview. In this . autobiographical. poem, Duffy considers and explores the sense of . isolation and confusion . she felt as a child when her family moved from the . Gorbals. in Glasgow to England. . Lock the door. . In the . dark journey . of . our. night. two childhoods . stand in the corner of the bedroom. watching the way . we. take each other . to bits. to stare at . our. heart. . I hear a story. Starter. Write down the definitions of close and close. The Title: 'Close'. Close as a verb: move so as to cover an opening (e.g. "Close the door") or to come to an end.  . Background and Narrative Voice: . Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare's wife. . Shakespeare . left for her in his . will their second best bed. While a lot of Shakespeare scholars assume that this was a sign that Shakespeare didn't love her, Duffy interprets the will differently in the poem. The second best bed in "Anne Hathaway" is a symbol of love and devotion..