Anne Hathaway by Carol Ann Duffy

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Anne Hathaway by Carol Ann Duffy
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How Does This Help Us Understand The Character?

• She loves him and remembers him fondly.
• The sonnet form of the poem is a tribute to
  Shakespeare who wrote many love sonnets in his
  lifetime.

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How Is Structure Used In This Poem?

• Sonnet form
• Shakespeare was known for his significant work
  with sonnets. This poem is written in sonnet
  form. This sonnet can be described as a tribute
  to her lost husband who devoted his life to
  sonnets and poetry.

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Iambic Pentameter

• The lines in this poem are written in iambic
  pentameter meaning the syllables in each line
  amount to 10.
• Iambic pentameter is the closet form of poetry
  to natural speech. This allows the reader to
  relate to the poem which is more clearly
  portrayed to them.
• This also gives the speaker a realistic voice.

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Enjambment

• Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or
  clause over a line-break. Duffy allows the
  sentences of the poem to end in the same place as
  regular line-breaks. In other terms punctuation
  is absent at the end of a line. Enjambment is one
  way of creating audible interest as it allows the
  flow of reading. This creates a conversational
  tome to the poem. This device allows the poem to
  carry a realistic voice, also making the poem
  more personal, allowing the reader to relate to
  the narrator and their feelings.

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Rhyme

• The last two lines in the poem rhyme. This makes
  sure the reader remembers these last to lines as
  emphasis of their love is created.
• Use of Hyphen
• At the end of line 12 a hyphen is present. This
  creates a pause which enables the reader to take
  in what is being said and absorb how much she
  misses her living laughing love.

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The poem is successful because

• The fact that it was narrated by Shakespeare's
  wife plays a huge factor in its success.
• It is also about Shakespeare, and his legacy.

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What poem does this compare with?
Anne Hathaway can be compared to the poem
Havisham, also by Carol Ann Duffy. Both poems
have a female persona who has lost a man. The
contrast between these poems is that Anne
Hathaway tells us about losing a loved one and
remembering the good times they had together,
whereas in Havisham, the persona is telling of
her hate for the man who left her.
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What other poem does this compare with?

• Anne Hathaway can also be compared with On my
  first Sonne by Ben Jonson. Both poems are about
  the death of a loved one.
• Anne Hathaway is Shakespeares wife remembering
  how good her relationship with her husband was.
  On my first Sonne is a father remembering his
  dead son.
• Both Anne Hathaway and On my first Sonne are
  written with iambic pentameter, with ten beats to
  each line to give them a realistic, plain
  speaking voice.

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