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    Dolphins are meant to be in vast oceans and seas and not in a man-made pool. In this poem, the dolphins are trapped in a pool and they circle their confined space again and again. They sink to the bottom of the pool as if accepting their fate that they will never be free again. Read summary of The DRead more

    Dolphins are meant to be in vast oceans and seas and not in a man-made pool. In this poem, the dolphins are trapped in a pool and they circle their confined space again and again. They sink to the bottom of the pool as if accepting their fate that they will never be free again.

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    The dolphins are taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live in the confined space of a pool. They are isolated from each other. All the dolphins are separated and they cannot swim in the great ocean together anymore; “The other knows/ and out of love reflects me for myself.” The dolphiRead more

    The dolphins are taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live in the confined space of a pool. They are isolated from each other. All the dolphins are separated and they cannot swim in the great ocean together anymore; “The other knows/ and out of love reflects me for myself.” The dolphins have also been dislocated from their natural habitat; “We are in our element but we are not free.” They are being forced to live in the man-made pool and perform tricks for the humans. Isolation and dislocation from one another and from their home makes them reminisce their old days. They live upon nostalgia, thinking about their days beneath the Sun and the Moon and out on the vast seas and oceans, “We see our silver skin flash by like memory/ of somewhere else.”

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    Carol Ann Duffy’s poem, “The Dolphins” is in a form of dramatic monologue, narrated from a dolphin’s point of view. By making the dolphin a speaker and revealing its feelings and emotions, we the readers, get to understand the cruelty imposed on animals. The dolphins are taken away from their naturaRead more

    Carol Ann Duffy’s poem, “The Dolphins” is in a form of dramatic monologue, narrated from a dolphin’s point of view. By making the dolphin a speaker and revealing its feelings and emotions, we the readers, get to understand the cruelty imposed on animals. The dolphins are taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live in the man-made pool. By narrating their miserable plight and how they are being denied of their freedom, through the help of dramatic monologue, it sends a strong message to the readers to stop using animals for our own selfish motives.

    The significance of using dramatic monologue is that it reveals the speaker’s character and temperament. We get to see the world from the narrator’s perspective and experience the grief or happiness the speaker is feeling.

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    The present world of the dolphins is very different from the previous one. In the previous one, the dolphins were free. The dolphins, lived under the sun and the moon, on the vast seas and were able to form their own thoughts and live together happily. However, in the present world of the dolphins,Read more

    The present world of the dolphins is very different from the previous one. In the previous one, the dolphins were free. The dolphins, lived under the sun and the moon, on the vast seas and were able to form their own thoughts and live together happily. However, in the present world of the dolphins, they are trapped within the limits of a man-made pool and are denied of their freedom. The sun and the moon are replaced by a “colored ball” on which they learn to balance and perform tricks “till the man has disappeared.” The artificial pool do not feel like their home and they are unable to get accustomed to the rhythms of the water.

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    The dolphins in this poem show how humans trap and confine animals like them for their own greed. Animals are taken away from their natural habitat and forced into enslavement. The dolphins are suffering yet their pleas are in vain. Humans, who themselves are caught in the confines of the world, belRead more

    The dolphins in this poem show how humans trap and confine animals like them for their own greed. Animals are taken away from their natural habitat and forced into enslavement. The dolphins are suffering yet their pleas are in vain. Humans, who themselves are caught in the confines of the world, believe they have a right over other animals. Animals like the dolphins here are captured and forced to perform tricks till the “man” is satisfied. Their emotions are not taken into consideration and they are denied of their freedom.

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    By anthropomorphizing the dolphins, the poet wants to show us the miserable plight of animals. Animals are meant to live and thrive on nature. They deserve their freedom and the right to live amidst nature. By capturing them and forcing them into enslavement is inhuman. We should respect and protectRead more

    By anthropomorphizing the dolphins, the poet wants to show us the miserable plight of animals. Animals are meant to live and thrive on nature. They deserve their freedom and the right to live amidst nature. By capturing them and forcing them into enslavement is inhuman. We should respect and protect nature and the animals living amidst them and not inflict out cruelty on them.

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    This poem serves as a waking call for all the humans to take proper care of the animals and not use them for monetary gain. The poet urges humans to empathize with animals, like the dolphins here, and understand the misery they face while being trapped in a confined environment. Animal rights are beRead more

    This poem serves as a waking call for all the humans to take proper care of the animals and not use them for monetary gain. The poet urges humans to empathize with animals, like the dolphins here, and understand the misery they face while being trapped in a confined environment. Animal rights are being violated by forcing them into enslavement. Animals should be protected at all costs and not forced to suffer due to the inhuman acts of human beings.

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    The metaphor used in the poem is when the speaker says “constant flowing guilt”. Here the guilt flowing through the humans who have trapped the dolphins is being compared to water pumped from a tank. Another metaphor is used when the speaker says while describing the lack of nature in the man-made pRead more

    The metaphor used in the poem is when the speaker says “constant flowing guilt”. Here the guilt flowing through the humans who have trapped the dolphins is being compared to water pumped from a tank. Another metaphor is used when the speaker says while describing the lack of nature in the man-made pool by saying “no truth in these waters.”

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    The poem ends with the miserable dolphins accepting their fate. They reminisce about the time spent under the sun, out on the ocean but now they are confined to the limits of the pool. They have to follow all the orders of a man and the dolphins, in turn, have mentally prepared the fact that “we wilRead more

    The poem ends with the miserable dolphins accepting their fate. They reminisce about the time spent under the sun, out on the ocean but now they are confined to the limits of the pool. They have to follow all the orders of a man and the dolphins, in turn, have mentally prepared the fact that “we will die here.”

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