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Thetis Lyrics. I shrank myself. to the size of a bird in the hand. of a man. Sweet, sweet, was the small song. that I sang, till I felt the squeeze of his fist. Then I did this: shouldered the...
In Greek mythology, Thetis was a sea nymph who was forced to marry the mortal Peleus, with whom she had a son (Achilles, the great hero of the Trojan War). In Duffy's poem, Thetis describes her attempts to evade Peleus's persistent advances by transforming herself into a series of animals and natural elements.
Thetis. I shrank myself. to the size of a bird in the hand. of a man. Sweet, sweet, was the small song. that I sang, till I felt the squeeze of his fist. Stanza 1 Analysis: - The first line immediately presents an idea of a descent of a self-destructive nature which is then continued to portray a vulnerability within the overpowering "hand of a ...
Words, Wide Night. ‘Words, Wide Night’ by Carol Ann Duffy is a short ten line poem that speaks on the impossibility of putting love into words. This piece is one of a number in her collection ‘The Other Country’ which depicts the poet’s own childhood.
15 de nov. de 2023 · Last updated: 15/11/2023. Contributor: Teachit Author. Main Subject. English. Key stage. KS5. Category. Poetry: Anthology poetry. Resource type. Revision. Comprehensive study notes on poetic language, form, structure and themes in 'Thetis' from Carol Ann Duffy's collection The World's Wife for A-level and IB Literature students.
Carol Ann Duffy portrays male/female relationships as being flawed. In the poem, there is never any mention of the love the suitor feels for Thetis. He is simply pursuing her either for sexual relations or for the chase itself. This is made apparent with the phrase ‘hook and his line and his sinker’, which is a cliché for how easily ...
7 de jul. de 2017 · 7382. Thetis is a poem written by the British poet Carol Ann Duffy in her collection The World's Wife. Unlike most of the other poems in this collection, Duffy has not titled the poem as "Mrs... " (such as Mrs Lazarus and Mrs Tiresias) but as just "Thetis". This may be making the point that in this case, it is Thetis herself who was famous, not ...
