Carol Ann Duffy by Chloe Sineneng

Childhood/Adolescent

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Duffy was born and raised in Glasgow Scotland to the parents of Mary and Frank. Carol Ann Duffy was the oldest of 5 siblings and the only daughter. Duffy moved to Stafford England at age 6. After publishing her poetry magazines at 14 years old she attended Liverpool university (Carol Ann Duffy-Encyclopedia Britannica)

Adult Life

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Duffy's first job after graduating was writing for tv shows and shortly after she got a fellowship to work writing in East End schools of London. She then when on to writing numerous books of poetry and winning many awards such as the Eric Gregory award and the Cholmondeley award from the Society of Authors (Carol Ann Duffy-Encyclopedia Britannica)

How was her work received?

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Carol Ann Duffy's work was generally perceived well receiving accolades such as the Scottish Arts Council award and the Whitbread Book Award for poetry. However due to her discussion of global issues and corruption she faced some critics (Carol Ann Duffy- Wikipedia)

What topic and themes does she write about? What techniques does she use?

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Duffy focuses on writing about language and the representation of reality contemporary culture, and oppression with social inequality. To convey these messages Duffy uses anaphora, alliteration, enjambment, and lots of repetition (Carol Ann Duffy-Scottish Poetry Library)

Literary Movements

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Duffy's main movement associated with her poems is feminism as Duffy is particular focused on challenging traditional gender roles and using her platform to spread awareness. Carol Ann Duffy has a main goal of giving woman a voice through her poetry and spreading autonomy and therefore choice about ones self. (Carol Ann Duffy- Wikipedia)

Works Cited

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