Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy

A suspicion, a doubt, a jealousy grew in my mind

1. Metaphor implies how she’s consumed by this bitter feeling

2. Her thoughts are becoming more dominant & are growing over time

3. Her jealousy has made her bitter

4. Rule of three shows her how sense of betrayal has escalated starting of small then enlarging overtime

With a shield for a heart & a sword for a tongue

1. Metaphor indicates her struggle to connect with her husband as he’s defensive

2. His words are painful & damaging also hurtful

3. Mistreating her like she doesn’t matter - harsh & worthless he doesn’t value her

I glanced at a buzzing bee a dull grey pebble fell to the ground. I glance at a singing bird, a handful of dust gravel spattered down etc

1. Anything she looks at turns into stone

2. Pebble,dusty gravel, housebrick, boulder rolled implies to types of rocks and stones which are dull colours so the happiness of the animals turned into the opposite-dull, depressing.

In the grey bags of my lungs

1. Metaphor shows she has no life & feels lifeless

2. Feels pain because her lungs are grey meaning it may be a struggle to breathe grey has no colour

3. Life has been drained out of her

4. Relationship affected her negatively