dolphins by carol ann duffy.
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iii) In this poem, a depressing tone is used, evident from 'There is no hope' and 'our mind knows we will die here' and it shows how the dolphins are very certain that they will have a bleak future. 'We are not free' and we 'cannot breathe for long' emphasizes that they have no freedom as their movements are restricted.
iv) Explain the line “There is a constant flowing guilt” from Carol Ann Duffy's poem “The Dolphins”. ... Most probably, the man who is there to regulate the dolphins' movement in the pool as a part of performing tricks to entertain people makes them feel guilty if they do something wrong or can't perform well.
v)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. That is why she presents the dolphin who are confined to a pool with restricted movements to depict how we humans are treating other animals badly for our own entertainment or monetary purpose. She tries to make the readers feel bad for the dolphins and make us understand that this kind of actions from man may eventually lead to a destruction of nature and its ecosystem. That isn’t going to be good for us at all. In short, the poet just wants us to feel for the creatures and let them live in their natural habitat.