Major Ideas and Thematic Concerns (HSC SSCE English Standard): Quizzes
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What is a dramatic monologue in Duffy's poetry?
What is a dramatic monologue in Duffy's poetry?
A poem in the voice of a specific character
In 'War Photographer', what does the 'spool of suffering' represent?
In 'War Photographer', what does the 'spool of suffering' represent?
Accumulated trauma rolled up like film
What does the thief's line 'Mostly I'm so bored I could eat myself' reveal in 'Stealing'?
What does the thief's line 'Mostly I'm so bored I could eat myself' reveal in 'Stealing'?
Numbness manifesting as cruelty
What is gaslighting as shown in 'We Remember Your Childhood Well'?
What is gaslighting as shown in 'We Remember Your Childhood Well'?
Making someone question their own memory
In 'In Mrs Tilscher's Class', what does 'the sky split open into a thunderstorm' symbolise?
In 'In Mrs Tilscher's Class', what does 'the sky split open into a thunderstorm' symbolise?
The intrusion of sexual knowledge
What is mythic revision in Duffy's poetry?
What is mythic revision in Duffy's poetry?
Retelling stories from female perspectives
In 'Little Red Cap', what does 'Out of the forest I come with my knowledge, singing' signify?
In 'Little Red Cap', what does 'Out of the forest I come with my knowledge, singing' signify?
The speaker's emergence as a poet
What does 'Mrs Midas' expose through the wife's perspective?
What does 'Mrs Midas' expose through the wife's perspective?
Masculine hubris
Why does Duffy use second-person address ('you') in her poems?
Why does Duffy use second-person address ('you') in her poems?
To create reader complicity in witnessing
What is Duffy's core dialectic about language throughout her poetry?
What is Duffy's core dialectic about language throughout her poetry?
Language can silence/harm or liberate/heal