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"Four Women Poets" Choose three or four poems from this anthology that you would describe as "Protest poetry" and discuss their effectiveness.
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"FOUR WOMEN POETS" CHOOSE THREE OR FOUR POEMS FROM THIS ANTHOLOGY THAT YOU WOULD DESCRIBE AS "PROTEST POETY" AND DISCUSS THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. The title "Four Women Poets" suggests the poets are feminist writers and that their work is only about the hardships of women, but this is a misconception of the term "women poets". As Carol Ann Duffy said "I am a poet before I was a woman poet". The poets are only deemed "women poets" because of their gender but they have much more to say than merely on roles of women in society, and have strong opinions on politics, money, education and on relationships. This anthology is a collection of "protest poems" which deals with everyday issues from education to money. "Making Money" is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy and she is essentially protesting about people's obsessive nature towards money and the things they would do to...
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