English literature Poems from the pre 1914 poetry bank, Carol Ann Duffey and Simon Armitage 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? English LiteratureAQA AnthologyGCSEAll boards Created by: BethCreated on: 05-04-11 10:38 Stealing by Carol Ann Duffey Attitudes, Ideas and Feelings of the speaker Monologue- Speakers opinion only is forced on us Admiration- Stanza 1 Instability- Stanza 2 Reminiscant- Stanza 3 "Sigh"- Showing that he may not be proud of what he did Anger- Stanza 4 Bored- Stanza 5 "I wanted him to be a mate"- Maybe family life is bad. Loneliness He is stealing for attention "Sometimes I steal things I don't need" - Bored 1 of 3 Stealing by Carol Ann Duffey Layout and Structure 5 Stanzas showing the progression of a story Lack of punctuation with no break shows his race to get his story out Short sentences used make sentences stand out Connotations of midnight used throughout continuing a theme 2 of 3 Stealing by Carol Ann Duffey Language and Poetic Devices Imagery Past tense Description sets scene I and mine repeat a lot- Shows has been in this situation before Strange- "the most unusual thing I ever stole" "Slice of ice"- negative and evil "You don't understand a thing I've said do you?"- Questions make reader think. Dark humour- Sadistic Informal 3 of 3
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