Loud Flashcards
C-What is feminity percieved not to be?
Not outspoken. loud or opinionated
C-How have women been percieved historically?
No rights to vote or own property so not deemed of value.
C-Where is the epigraph taken from?
From a guardian report of the Us Bombing of Afghanistan
C-Why does Duffy begin with an epigraph?
The woman is responding to the horror of the news and thus getting louder and louder.
How many stanzas?
8
‘Ripped out her throat like a firework’ Technique
Simile
‘Ripped out her throat like a firework’ Meaning
Painful and unnatural discovery of voice as women are not expected to have a voice.
‘She could roar’ Technique
Onomatopoeia and metaphor
‘She could roar’ Meaning
suggets power that has come from within her. Juxtaposes conventions and illustrates the significance of the female voice.
‘Muslim, Jews, Christians’ Technique
Asyndetic listing
‘Muslim, Jews, Christians’ Meaning
Major religions which the news creates unnecessary conflict and competition between Emphasises her frustration. Villainises the news.
‘Hiss of a thrown spear’ Technique
Sibilance
‘Hiss of a thrown spear’ Meaning
Piercing nature of cry shows difficulty to find voice within a patriarchal society.
‘Ran into the church and sprayed the congression with bullets’ Technique
Metaphor
‘Ran into the church and sprayed the congression with bullets’ meaning
Fatal bullets never truly capture the horror of reported events. Often underemphasised to appeal to public
‘Crap’ and ‘Gibberish’ Technique
Demonic language
‘Crap’ and ‘Gibberish’ Meaning
stresses her anger and frustration
‘Loud,loud,loud’ Technique
Epizeuxis
‘Loud,loud,loud’ Meaning
Repetition signifies that regardless of the power of a female voice it can’t draw out the noise of how terrible the world is.
LC- What does ‘Boos for the bent MP’ mean?
Discusses political corruption in society and fears of women being completely suppressed.
LC- ‘Muslims, Jews, Christians’ meaning
organised religions mould the society which has been created.
LC- Loud’s link with The worlds wife
Relates as a women is given a voice which ends up being greater good of society. Likewise to The worlds wife where an untold story is shed light on.
Suggesting women are never entitled to opinions and perspectives however should be because it can alter the unspoken problems in the world.
Rhyme scheme?
No constant rhyme scheme but moments of internal rhyme
Whats the purpouse of the internal rhyme?
To propel the poem forward, increasing the speed of reading.
What differs about the fifth line in each stanza from the rest?
Shorter than the rest, so the final line is more prominent
Whats the effect of the fifth line?
ability of women to transcend the imposition placed on their voices and break free.
What did Groskop say?
‘Theres still something uncomfortable about a woman being loud’
