1. ‘Anne Hathaway’ by Carol Ann Duffy

2. ThemeEvidenceWhat Does This Show Love‘My lover’s words were shooting stars’ Shows her admiration for this man. Remembrance‘I hold him’ The narrator cannot physically hold her dead husband. We can assume she refers to the idea of him which she holds onto when she says ‘I hold him’. ‘now echo’ Although her husband is gone the reminiscent of him remains. Like an echo that follows a sound after it has finished. Her husband is gone, she can still feel his presence in love. Death‘In the casket of my head’ She holds the memory of her dead husband dearly. A casket is a box for precious things or another word for a coffin.

3. How Does This Help Us Understand The Character? She loves him and remembers him fondly. The sonnet form of the poem is a tribute to Shakespeare – who wrote many love sonnets in his lifetime.

4. How Is Structure Used In This Poem? Sonnet form Shakespeare was known for his significant work with sonnets. This poem is written in sonnet form. This sonnet can be described as a tribute to her lost husband who devoted his life to sonnets and poetry.

5. Iambic Pentameter The lines in this poem are written in iambic pentameter meaning the syllables in each line amount to 10. Iambic pentameter is the closet form of poetry to natural speech. This allows the reader to relate to the poem which is more clearly portrayed to them. This also gives the speaker a realistic voice.

6. Enjambment Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause over a line-break. Duffy allows the sentences of the poem to end in the same place as regular line-breaks. In other terms punctuation is absent at the end of a line. Enjambment is one way of creating audible interest as it allows the flow of reading. This creates a conversational tome to the poem. This device allows the poem to carry a realistic voice, also making the poem more personal, allowing the reader to relate to the narrator and their feelings.

7. Rhyme The last two lines in the poem rhyme. This makes sure the reader remembers these last to lines as emphasis of their love is created. Use of Hyphen At the end of line 12 a hyphen is present. This creates a pause which enables the reader to take in what is being said and absorb how much she misses her ‘living laughing love’.

8. The poem is successful because… The fact that it was narrated by Shakespeare's wife plays a huge factor in its success. It is also about Shakespeare, and his legacy.

9. What poem does this compare with? ‘Anne Hathaway’ can be compared to the poem ‘Havisham’, also by Carol Ann Duffy. Both poems have a female persona who has lost a man. The contrast between these poems is that ‘Anne Hathaway’ tells us about losing a loved one and remembering the good times they had together, whereas in ‘Havisham’, the persona is telling of her hate for the man who left her.

10. What other poem does this compare with? ‘Anne Hathaway’ can also be compared with ‘On my first Sonne’ by Ben Jonson. Both poems are about the death of a loved one. ‘Anne Hathaway’ is Shakespeare’s wife remembering how good her relationship with her husband was. ‘On my first Sonne’ is a father remembering his dead son. Both ‘Anne Hathaway’ and ‘On my first Sonne’ are written with iambic pentameter, with ten beats to each line to give them a realistic, plain speaking voice.

11. CREDITS… By: Danny Jen Mazlum Morgan