Introducing
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
The speaker of the poem, I believe is a teacher and doesn't seem to keen on the poet. The teacher likes the old traditional poems where they rhyme and thinks the poet is a waste of time. In the first stanza you imagine the tone to be patronising and dismissive. This can be seen as the teachers says 'a real live poet with a published book'. There is a hint of sarcasm because the teacher sees the visitor as an unwelcome intrusion and a threat to their own expertise. On the otherhand there could be many other different speakers.
What other speakers could there be?
Reasons why:
The quote 'A real live poet with a published book' suggests that Carol Ann Duffy who is actually the author of the poem could be a speaker. This is because the word 'live poet' implies that the school have organised for Carol to come in and read her poem to everyone.
Gifted
Intelligence
The Poem
Successful
Teacher
Power
Leadership
Superiority
Impersonal
Authority
In conclusion I think there is only one speaker which is a teacher. The quote ‘sit up straight’ suggests that the teacher is dictating to the class that she is still in charge and to pay attention. This is another sign that the teacher is old fashioned and wants to exert control over the children.
The teacher in the fourth stanza is being dismissive. Their attitude suggests that they do not want to try new aspects of poetry or have their position undermined by the outsider. The teacher does not want to encourage any new and modern ideas. The teacher is undermining the work of the visiting poet by saying ‘convince us that there’s something we don’t know’.