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‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy
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‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy revision notes GCSE English Ormerod
| Poem | Key Points |
|---|---|
| ‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy SUMMARY | Compares phone calls and texts in a relationship to a gun fight in a western movie. May be separated or have had an argument before the events of the poem. |
| ‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy THEMES | Relationships can become a struggle for power. |
| ‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy FEELINGS | Hurt. Tension. |
| ‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy STRUCTURE | Four stanzas of 4 lines each. Two of which are joined by enjambment, where one line carries on to the next. No rhyme scheme or regular rhythm - free verse. |
| ‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy LANGUAGE | Imagery associated with cowboy films. Replaces weapons with phones. Light-hearted and humorous tone. 'Take this... /and this...and this...and this...and this' = gunshots or kisses? Intimate physical words 'hear me groan', 'tongue', 'heart', 'kiss' |
| ‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy KEY QUOTES | ‘like guns, slung from the pockets of my hips’ ‘your voice a pellet/in my ear’ ‘squeeze the trigger of my tongue’ ‘the silver bullets of your kiss’ |
| ‘Quickdraw’ Carol Ann Duffy LINKS TO… | ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ and ‘In Paris with You’ hurt from love. ‘The Manhunt’ communication. ‘Nettles’ imagery from a different context. |
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