Question

discuss "The Dolphins" by Carol Anne Daffy as a poem that reflects on the theme of oppression,control and confinements by the animals
Answer should cover all the points of the poem​

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem conveys that no matter what is the circumstance are you must always be prepared. If you can somehow help others in their journey then you must go for it without any thought

The technique of contrast is successfully used in the poem to highlight the sufferings of the dolphins displaced from their natural habitat (the ocean) and confined to a pool. ... The dolphin thinks about his happy life in the ocean andhis present life in the confinement

A dolphin speaks of its life in confinement. The use of the second person 'you' relates the speaker with the readers. Here Duffy is not really trying to prove herself an animal lover. Her sole purpose is to protest against human cruelty towards animals and nature at large.