The poet, Carol Ann Duffy is sympathetic to the animals who are forced into enslavement. The dolphins are captured and taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live in a confined space. Instead of regaining their freedom, the dolphins are ordered to perform tricks for humans. The poet antRead more
The poet, Carol Ann Duffy is sympathetic to the animals who are forced into enslavement. The dolphins are captured and taken away from their natural habitat and forced to live in a confined space. Instead of regaining their freedom, the dolphins are ordered to perform tricks for humans. The poet anthropomorphizes the dolphins so that we can share an empathy with them. The treatment meted out to animals by humans is downright cruel and the poet aims to spread the message that we should be protecting the animals instead of using them for our own greed.
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The speaker of the poem is one of the dolphins in a water show. The dolphin is anthropomorphized to reflect its own emotions and feelings. The dolphin speaks collectively while expressing the grief and sorrow. On behalf of all the other dolphins present there, the speaker talks about their shared grRead more
The speaker of the poem is one of the dolphins in a water show. The dolphin is anthropomorphized to reflect its own emotions and feelings.
The dolphin speaks collectively while expressing the grief and sorrow. On behalf of all the other dolphins present there, the speaker talks about their shared grief over their loss of freedom and how they have accepted their fate in this man-made pool, performing tricks for the man.
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