English Literature: Carol Ann Duffy In Your Mind 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureCarol Ann DuffyGCSEOCR Created by: livgrocott987Created on: 02-05-15 15:33 Talk about the title 'In your mind' About a daydream of an idealistic place/where they want to go 1 of 15 "The other country" A literal country of metaphorical for dream 2 of 15 "Is it anticipated or remembered?" Memory/daydream - confused, looking back/forward. 3 of 15 "The language is muffled by the rain which falls all afternoon" 'muffled' suggests confusion/not clear - happened long time ago 4 of 15 "you put aside your work and head for the airport with a credit card and a warm coat you will leave on the plane. Liberating thought, leaving life, reality and problems behind. Escaping freedom. 5 of 15 "Their faces are photographs on the wrong side of your eyes" People look good on photos attractive/glossy in her mind 6 of 15 "..you a drink - what? - asks you..." - symbolises an interruption 7 of 15 "asks you if men could possibly land on the moon" Time frame before 1969 - doesn't want to believe - ruins magic 8 of 15 "A moon like an orange drawn by a child. No. Never. You watch it peel itself into the sea." Wants a simple life - life is good - no stress. 'No. Never.' short sentences to portray ignorance, ignore reality, no discussion. 9 of 15 "The rasp of carpentry wakes you" 'carpentry' suggests simplistic existance 10 of 15 "On the wall a painting lost for thirty years renders the room yours. Of course." Symbol for memory - links to photographs. 11 of 15 "You love this job" Juxtaposition to stanza 1 - a simple job from a long time ago. 12 of 15 "You swap a coin for a fish on the way home" Trade of skills, money doesn't matter - cheap, doesn't care. Juxtaposition 'coin' to verse 1 - 'credit card' 13 of 15 "dawdling on the blue bridge, watching six swans vanish under your feet" Precision - remembers specific details. 14 of 15 And then a desk. A Newspaper. A window. English Rain." Pathetic fallacy - everyday life - present tense - ordinary life. 15 of 15
GCSE English Literature AQA Anthology Poems - Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Armitage and from the Pre-1914 Poetry Bank - Revision Guide 0.0 / 5
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