Discuss Duffy’s ability to use her dramatic monologue as an invitation to us, her readers to sympathise with outsiders.
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Discuss Duffy's ability to use her dramatic monologue as an invitation to us, her readers to sympathise with outsiders. Outsiders Sympathetic/non sympathetic- why? Development of character- how? Who the speech is directed at six stanzas of an even length of six lines stiff, ordered organisation mirrors the personality of the poem's narrator of this poem is simply routine. This parallels her attitude to English as a subject The structure of the poem is tight, as is the nature the discipline inflicted onto the class The structure of the poem is controlled, reflecting the head of English's command over the class The head of English has lost all passion for their profession, and this opinion is unavoidably inflicted upon the innocent children. The narrator's sarcasm and condescending nature is obstinate until the very end of the poem This poem revolves around a poet's visiting the school. The class are informed of this through use of obvious sarcasm and false joy, and their...

