Carol Ann Duffy – ‘Quickdraw’ – Annotation / Planning Table / Questions / Booklet

Annotation prompts for Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Quickdraw’. ‘Quickdraw’ was published in the collection Rapture (2005) that focuses on the highs and lows of a romantic relationship. In ‘Quickdraw’ the persona is waiting for his or her partner to get in contact. The annotation prompts are a supportive tool, intended to encourage further poetry analysis and interpretation. Resources included: an editable PowerPoint presentation on Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘Quickdraw’; a poetry planning table; 20 poetry analysis questions; and a booklet containing the poetry questions, with space to respond.

This poetry resource can also be found, in video format, on Poetry Essay’s YouTube channel.