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Thetis - Carol Ann Duffy - Coggle Diagram
Thetis - Carol Ann Duffy
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Idea/Theme: People can be disempowered and forced to conform to societal expectations/agendas/ideologies.
Thetis is repeatedly disempowered throughout the entire poem so she cannot escape her marriage/birth of her kid. (Commentary on how marriage and motherhood are supposedly the ultimate duty of being a woman)
"Turned inside out"/"Burst out" - Shows how unpleasant the experience of losing herself was for her.
People of religion, colour, LGBTQ+, etc have the same type of discrimination and disempowerment placed on them as Thetis is in the poem.
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The Transformations
The transformations become less tangible, more weak near the end of the poem (rodents, hot air) showcasing Thetis growing more weak, the disempowerment and weight of the pressure catching up to her
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"Tongue was flame, kissed burned, groom wore asbestos"
Groom - Thetis has succumbed and agreed to marry Commentary on marriage, whole poem discusses how marriage is not necessary to be fulfilled as a woman,
Asbestos - antithesis of fire/flame, shows Thetis' effects on the man are no longer effective
Technique/Language Features: Rhymes, free verse, enjambment, etc.
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Aural imagery
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Sibilance
"Sweet, sweet, was the small song
that I sang," + alliteration
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Poetic features
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Enjambment
Used to change the flow of various parts of the poem, displaying Thetis' shapeshift ability and also commentating on the "shapeshifting" people go through to conform in society.
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