Part one of term paper
In the poems ‘Stealing’ and ‘Mrs Tilcher’s Class’ Carol Ann Duffy tells us about life through different people’s eyes . In both her poems she uses simple words and metaphors to express her views. Stealing shows us how boring life could be without friends. The observation here is that she motivates people ...

Part two of term paper
... I’m so bored I could eat myself’. He is so bored that he steals a snowman in order to make a friend. He finds out that his ‘friend’ has many characteristics in common to him. His friend had ‘ a mind as cold as the slice of ice within my own brain’. The poet has a conversational tone such as asking questions. We are hearing only part of the conversation. The poem is set on a cold chilly night. The poet is more cynical and formal when she is talking abo ...