Carol Ann Duffy - Head of English

What is the theme of the poem?

• Death

• heartache

• Jealousy

• war

What does Carol Ann Duffy mean by the quote "hot from the press."?

• Controlling, no freedom of expression or thought

• Insecure, seeking validation. Despite having written herself, she is not “famous” like the poet

• The teacher does not call him/her a poet, referring to him/her only as a “Muse”. The teacher is calling him/her a creative artist that the students or the teacher can look up to.

• Parallel to the quotation, the speaker draws closely.

Why does Carol Ann Duffy use many short sentences?

• She uses many short sentences to make it easier for the readers to understand.

• She uses many short sentences to fill the empty space in between long sentences.

• She uses many short sentences because she is just lazy.

Were girls the only students Carol Ann Duffy mentioned in the poem?

• True

• False

How did Carol Ann Duffy represent herself in the poem?

• She represented herself as the teacher

• she represented herself as the student

• She wasn't representing herself at all

• She represented herself as the principal

What did Carol Ann Duffy mean through this quote "Please show your appreciationby clapping. Not too loud."?

• The teacher has dismissed all of her students as non-poets.

• this suggests that the teacher regards the poet as an exhibit in a museum

• Controlling, no freedom of expression or thought.

• Absurd cliche, view of poetry locked in the past.

Complete the sentence:

Right. That's enough from me. _____________________.

• On with the Muse.

• Off we go.

• Fine.

• Now.

How many stanzas were in the poem?

• 6

• 7

• 5

• 4

What does Carol Ann Duffy try to represent in this quote 'Well. Really.'?

• Her busy schedule

• To think how to throw the poet out.

• Her jealousy towards the poet.

• There is a breakage between the thoughts of the head.

Why is the theme of the Poem jealousy?

• Because the Head doesn't have a proper class to teach unlike the teachers.

• because there is another poet in the class, making the Head feel inferure?

• Because she doesn't have free time to spend with her class making her envy the teachers.

• Because she isn't getting paid enough for her job like the other teachers.