"Text" by Carol Ann Duffy questions and answers - LGG

Text By CAROL ANN DUFFY

Text By CAROL ANN DUFFY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1) IN WHICH YEAR DID THE POEM “TEXT” BY CAROL ANN DUFFY GET PUBLISHED?

ANS)The poem “Text” was written by CAROL ANN DUFFY. She was a poet who was gay and wrote many poems, novels, etc about “LGBTQ” (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer). And she published this poem in the year, 2005. The poem deals with the modern situation where technologies such as ‘mobile phones’ had come into great use/process. Its deals with the present as well as the future situation of the people.

Q2) IN WHICH COLLECTION DID THE POEM “TEXT” BY CAROL ANN DUFFY GET PUBLISHED?

ANS)The poem ‘Text’ was written by Carol Ann Duffy. It got published in 2005, in the collection called “RAPTURE”. The poem ‘TEXT’ deals with the modern situation where technologies had made huge process.

Q3)WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE POEM “TEXT” BY CAROL ANN DUFFY?

ANS) The poem “TEXT” was written by Carol Ann Duffy. It was published in the year 2005, in the ” Rapture ” collection. The poem “Text” deals with a situation where people have lost communication physical but kept it virtual with no feelings and emotions. So, we can say, the poem deals with the present modern situation full of technologies where we can see: the loss of emotions, loss of feelings, loss of attachment, and loss of human relationships.

Q4) EXPLAIN THE PHRASE – “LIKE AN INJURED BIRD” FROM THE POEM, ‘TEXT’ BY CAROL ANN DUFFY.

ANS) The phrase “like an injured bird” is taken from the poem “TEXT” by Carol Ann Duffy. It got published in the year 2005, in a collection called ‘RAPTURE’. Through this phrase, Carol wanted to make us understand that, we tend to take care of our mobile phones like an injured bird. That is, we humans are so attached to such a materialist thing called the ‘mobile phone’ that we tend to take care of it more than we take care of our pet which is a living being. We people may forget to cover our pets with clothes during their need but we never forget to put on a cover to protect our phone from getting any type of damaged. So, the poet compared the mobile phones with the injured bird.

Q5) WHY THE POET, CAROL ANN DUFFY HAVE GIVEN EMPHASIS ON THE WORD “TEXT” IN THE POEM TEXT?

ANS)The poem ‘TEXT’ was written by Carol Ann Duffy in 2005. It got published in the collection ‘RAPTURE’. In the poem, Carol had given more emphasis on the word “TEXT” as in the present situation texting had become a great part of life. Nowadays, people are connected hugely through ‘texting’. It is part of our innovation of one of the technologies called the ‘mobile phone’. But every innovation comes with its demerits, i.e., texting has its demerits too. People nowadays, don’t talk to people around them but they tend to text the people who are not with them and talk about the insignificant thing which are not even required, that is, they are ignoring the reality of life. They are disconnecting from the people around them in such a way that they don’t even notice it.

Q6) EXPLAIN THE PHRASE – “SMALL XX” FROM THE POEM ‘TEXT’ BY CAROL ANN DUFFY.

ANS) The phrase “small xx” is taken from the poem “TEXT” by Carol Ann Duffy. Here small xx signifies love, care, and affection. ‘Small xx’ was written by the English people at the bottom of the letter to present their love, care, and affection to the sender, from the receiver of the letter. And here, through the lines, the poet wanted to make us understand that she looks for the ‘small xx’ everywhere in the text but she never finds it. And she never finds it which leads her to feel absurd.

Q7) EXPLAIN THE PHRASE – “BROKEN CHORD” FROM THE POEM ‘TEXT’ BY CAROL ANN DUFFY.

ANS)The phrase “broken chords” had been taken from the poem “TEXT” by Carol Ann Duffy. Here, ‘broken chords’ signifies the broken relationships of the people/humans. The broken relationship with nature, with our loved ones, with reality, with the facts, and with everything around us. Nowadays, we send text in code languages, which are insignificant and most of the time it’s confused us with the real feelings, that is, they are genuinely texting it with feelings and love or just texting to pass their time as they are getting bored. Here it indicates the feelingless way of communication with no emotions and feelings.

Q8) “NOTHING MY THUMBS PRESS / WILL EVER BE HEARD” – EXPLAIN.

ANS) The question-quoted lines are taken from the poem ‘TEXT’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Through these lines, the poet wanted to make us understand that, the conversation between the two people will always remain between them only. And nobody will ever come to know about it. As the conversation is unheard of forever. Also, it indicates the loss of sound, as nobody can listen to the conversation with voices/sounds. Even if the person is sad, happy, or depressed we will never come to know about it. This will create a huge negative impact on the youngsters or coming generations as they will lose every relationship being busy virtually and whenever they will need someone physically, they won’t find anyone as by that time when they will realize the significance of the real world, they may lose every single relation present with them physically.

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