In lines 1-2, Duffy presents somewhat of a literary crescendo. ... Duffy is world-renowned for her skilful intermeshing of intertextuality in her literary works, and, in this specific poem, we can assume that she alludes to Vincent Van Gogh's painting: "Starry Night". ... The first line of the stanza is confronted with another large interval, which seems to protectively harness the terms "towards me," between lines 13-14 whilst simultaneously facilitating an enjambment between said lines. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate