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Pig

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Pigigiggyiggyeyesyes

ig sig seararRuntuntPorkyorkynder the thumbnder the thumbongue in cheekongue in cheek

ardened heartardened heart

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Objectives:

1.To draw up a list of words to describeCirce, which you can justify withevidence

2.To be able to explain how the writerschoices have influenced yourinterpretation of the poem

3.Develop my interpretation of Thetis4.Develop my language analysis skills(explore how writers use specificaspects to shape meaning)

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Circe

A character in Homers Odyssey.

Sometimes depicted as a witch orsorcerer, sometimes a nereid (like

Thetis), able to change people intoanimals if they cross her.

In the story, she lures Odysseus and hiscrew into land with a feast, which

contains poison that turns them intopigs. Odysseus has been pre-warnedand escapes this fate.

Circe falls in love with him andeventually helps him return home (to

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Famous images ofCirce

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First Impressions

What words would you use todescribe Circe?

How does Duffy present men in thepoem?

If we take pigs to be a euphemism

for men in this poem, what doesthis add to your response?

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Language:

What do you notice happening at the startsand ends of stanzas? What is the effecteach time?

What sorts of verbs does Circe use and howdo they build up our interpretation ofher? Look particularly for imperatives(commands).

What is her relationship with the reader andhow is this created?

Where do we find language that would bemore commonly used by a TV chef? Whydoes Duffy use it?

How has Circe changed since her younger

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Objectives:

1.To draw up a list of words to describeCirce, which you can justify withevidence

2.To be able to explain how the writerschoices have influenced yourinterpretation of the poem

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Objectives:

3.Develop my interpretation of Thetis

4.Develop my language analysis skills(explore how writers use specificaspects to shape meaning)

3.

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Thetis

The sea-nymph Thetis with the power ofmetamorphosis.

She was loved by both Zeus, king of thegods, and Poseidon, god of the sea.

However, their ardour was cooled whenthey learned that Thetis' son was destinedto be greater than his father.

The gods decided that Thetis should bemade to marry a mortal, Peleus, in orderthat her son, however powerful, shouldpresent no threat to the gods.

The child she gave birth to was Achilles.

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Thetis

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Thetis

What are your first impressions ofher?

What sort of female roles does sheinhabit?

Are men mentioned in this poem? Ifso, how are they portrayed?

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Thetis

I shrank myselfto the size of a bird in the hand

of a man.Sweet, sweet, was the small songthat I sang,

till I felt the squeeze of his fist.

What are theconnotations

of the particularwords thewriter uses?

What effect

would be lostif the writer

made adifferent

choice?

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Knowledge andUnderstanding

What does the language suggest ineach stanza?

What are the connotations of thewords Duffy uses?

Does she change/evolve or not?How?

Where is she most powerful, in yourview?

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Objectives:

3.Develop my interpretation of Thetis

4.Develop my language analysis skills(explore how writers use specificaspects to shape meaning)

3.

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Reading Log - Thoughts

How do you feel about Circe?

What does Thetis teach us aboutwomen?

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And finally ...

On Thursday we will be looking indetail at Pygmalions Bride (51)

Listen as we read the poem and jotdown your initial thoughts on theReading Log