The Deliverer by Tishani Doshi (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Dual meaning of title 'The Deliverer'
Dual meaning of title 'The Deliverer'
Mother delivering baby & giving birth/motherhood
Form of 'The Deliverer'
Form of 'The Deliverer'
Free verse
Speaker in 'The Deliverer'
Speaker in 'The Deliverer'
Daughter of woman who delivers abandoned baby
Primary setting in Kerala
Primary setting in Kerala
Convent
Key poetic device contrasting India & America
Key poetic device contrasting India & America
Juxtaposition
Main theme about female life
Main theme about female life
Gender discrimination and infanticide
Three reasons children abandoned in poem
Three reasons children abandoned in poem
Crippled, dark, or girls
How the chosen child was found
How the chosen child was found
Dug up by a dog
Characteristic of American adoptive parents
Characteristic of American adoptive parents
Know about ceremony and tradition
Final line's meaning about women's lives
Final line's meaning about women's lives
Cycle of subjugation, lack of autonomy