1. Loud
A literal/metaphorical ‘finding their voice’. Learning to ‘roar’ reflecting that much is achieved from militancy
The poem presents the argument that the ‘righteous’ rage of an individual woman is, in fact, a force of nature- consider what her rampage involves?
To be ‘loud’ is a feminine taboo. Duffy describes a force she feels to be powerful, real and possible to unleash

2. Loud
Poem is prefaced with a quotation: search for the full article online
27th Oct Roy Carroll in ‘The Guardian.’
What is Duffy’s response to this report? What is her message?

3. Stanza One
Consider the phrase ‘female voice.’ What kind of ‘voice’ do women adopt within literature? Is this representative of women?
What kind of voice is adopted within this poem? How should women respond to suffering?

4. Imagery of nature
Highlight all examples of language about nature (elemental forces)

5. Task (Stanzas 1-4)
List all of the images in these stanzas that are about using the voice.
What is different about stanza 4?

6. Stanza 5 The pattern of internal rhyme is interrupted. What by?
What effect does this have?

7. Stanza 6 Highlight all of the verbs in this stanza
What can we say about the potential Duffy sees for the righteous anger of women to effect the world?

8. Stanza 7-8 End of stanza runs on to start of next one Effect?
Does it ‘move calmly?’