Question

How is play of contrast important for the poem Dolphins?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Dolphins written by Carol Ann Duffy are surprisingly captivated by a dolphin that surrounds the themes of human exploitation, human isolation and the need for conservation.

• This poem paints a disturbing picture of what an uncontrolled power can do in the lives of others. It gives us a picture of a person who is oppressed and who completely removes his love of power and authority over others.

• The speaker of the poem (the dolphin) recounts how his freedom was taken, how his dreams were shattered and how his world changed, as a result of man's unbridled greed.

• The lives of these beautiful sea creatures are completely controlled by man and designed to dance to the songs of the Master.

• The feeling of isolation, their loss of freedom, and their grim prognosis make this poem even more bittersweet, especially when they express their understanding of the inevitable danger that awaits them.