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   ‘Prayer‘ by Carol Ann Duffy describes the different forms that prayer can take in the modern world, and how those forms provide comfort in desperate times. The poem begins with the speaker describing a moment in which one has run out of options.

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   • Birth Date: October 9, 1995

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   Prayer (Carol Ann Duffy poem) study guide contains a biography of Carol Ann Duffy, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes.

3. interestingliterature.com › 2017/01/10-of-the-best10 of the Best Carol Ann Duffy Poems Everyone Should Read

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   Jan 10, 2017 · One of Carol Ann Duffy’s most popular and frequently discussed poems, ‘Prayer’ is a Shakespearean sonnet about the various reminders of prayer – heard in the rhythm of a train, or the sound of piano scales, or the familiar routine of the radio shipping forecast – which we experience in our daily lives.

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   Where personification appears in the poem: Lines 1-2: “a prayer / utters itself”. Line 4: “the minims sung by a tree”. Lines 5-6: “the truth / enters our hearts”. Line 8: “the distant Latin chanting of a train”. Line 13: “the radio's prayer”.

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   Her sonnet “Prayer” is the voice of that secular spirituality". In this poem, Duffy identifies the alternatives to prayer that provide comfort to people who feel unsupported by formal religion.

6. interestingliterature.com › 2017 › 03A Summary and Analysis of Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Prayer’

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   ‘Prayer’ is one of Carol Ann Duffy’s most popular and widely-studied poems, and packs an impressive emotional punch in just fourteen lines. But how does Duffy create such a powerful poem out of some very ordinary things – practising piano scales, or the BBC Shipping Forecast?

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   What is the poem 'Prayer' by Carol Ann Duffy about?

   • ‘ Prayer ’. One of Carol Ann Duffy’s most popular and frequently discussed poems, ‘Prayer’ is a Shakespearean sonnet about the various reminders of prayer – heard in the rhythm of a train, or the sound of piano scales, or the familiar routine of the radio shipping forecast – which we experience in our daily lives.

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   How many lines are in 'prayer' by Carol Ann Duffy?

   • It’s all about the simple dialogue between the soul and mind that is only possible if one has faith in himself. ‘Prayer’ by Carol Ann Duffy is a four-stanza poem which is divided into three sets of four lines and one set of two lines.

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   Who wrote the poem 'Prayer'?

   • “Prayer” was written by the Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate of the UK from 2009 to 2019. The poem explores what traditional religious faith can mean in modern society, suggesting that conventional spirituality can be hard to come by while also implying that some forms of faith can be found in the most mundane aspects of daily life.

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   Which poem describes a procession of women praying with a faith healer?

   • Faith Healing by Philip Larkin – In this poem, Philip Larkin describes a procession of women who pray with a faith healer. Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold – In this poem, Matthew Arnold laments the loss of true Christian faith in England during the 19th century.

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8. www.azquotes.com › author › 4168-Carol_Ann_DuffyTOP 25 QUOTES BY CAROL ANN DUFFY | A-Z Quotes

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   Aug 30, 2002 · She stood upon a continent of ice, which sparkled between sea and sky, endless and dazzling, as though the world kept all its treasure there; a scale which balanced poetry and prayer. Carol Ann Duffy Prayer , Sea , Sky