A*/Level 5 Essay: ‘Duffy excludes men as subjects in her collection’. (AQA, Feminine Gospels)

Question: ‘Duffy excludes men as subjects in her collection’. Examine this view of the collection. You must write about at least two poems in your answer.

The essay explores the following poems from Duffy’s collection in its analysis:

• The Long Queen
• Beautiful
• The Diet

This essay contests strongly against the given view, arguing that men are pervasive throughout Duffy’s collection.

Paper 2B
Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day.
Section A: Poetry Set Text.
Carol Ann Duffy’s Feminine Gospels.
Exam Board: AQA
Level 5/A* Essay.
Exam Question Practice.
Timed Exam Response.