3.1 - Wish Flashcards
What issue of Duffy’s does Wish deal with?
Depression
What does Duffy seek in this poem?
Comfort in darkness
What is depicted in Wish?
A woman trapped in a grave
What is the grave representing?
Depression
What 2 representations of characters are created in Wish?
One seeks help
One is locked away
What ending is there to Wish?
Negative ending
What is significant about the poem remaining in the conditional tense?
Duffy never escapes her grave
What form is Wish written in? How many lines are there?
Sonnet
14 lines
What imagery does Duffy tap into with the use of a sonnet?
Death imagery
What traditional scheme isn’t followed in Duffy’s sonnet? What is Duffy rejecting?
Rhyme scheme
Tradition
What line does the Volta conventionally take place? What does Duffy only include?
8th line
Tiny element of change
What 2 themes link with Wish?
Women & history
Elegies
