Richard Flanagan – Guardian Article

This article is about an upcoming book by a respected Australian writer in the Guardian, a UK website in September of 2020. This article was published during the COVID-19 pandemic, and although is about Richard Flanagan, its primary purpose is to give hope in a troubling time to the readers of the website. The upcoming […]

Medusa – Carol Ann Duffy

In the poem, Duffy takes another common story that we know and turn it into a poem. The poetic techniques give you the deeper meaning of what she feels about her situation. She assumes you know the old folk tale to understand what the poem means. One of the most important poetic devices she uses […]

Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy – How is it transformed into a story? How can the same characters convey something different?

How has Carol Ann Duffy rewritten/transformed a known text or story? How can her versions have the same characters, but be “about” something different? I think that she retells the classic red riding hood story but with. a bit more realism. Sometimes people are tempted by what the wolf has to offer and she did […]

What is a personal essay?

Is a personal essay just a reflection of your thoughts or your experiences but to what extent can it take upon other forms of writing? A main component of a personal essay is that it has some forms of anectodes within it, and anecdotes can kind of deliver basically any message. That makes it specifically […]