DUFFY - key themes & language examples

Question 1

What are the key themes shown in Duffy’s poems?

Answer 1

Love and relationships
Family 
Childhood
Time
Memory
The past
Regret
Disappointment
Strong feelings
Personal identity
Growing up
Places
Important moments
How the past influences the present
How speakers are connected to places
Women
Mothers and their daughters.

Question 2

Examples of language showing interpretation…?

Answer 2

arguably...
it could be argued that...
perhaps...
consequently...
furthermore...
some readers...
my own reading of this is...

In____ Duffy represents the idea that…
The use of ____ emphasises/highlights/conveys….
The _____ suggests/implies/demonstrated….
Therefore….

Question 3

Examples of language showing comparison…?

Answer 3

both poems...
similarly...
whereas...
contrastingly...
on the other hand...
however...