Before You Were Mine (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Carol Ann Duffy's role 2009-2019
Carol Ann Duffy's role 2009-2019
Poet Laureate of the UK
Collection containing 'Before You Were Mine'
Collection containing 'Before You Were Mine'
'Mean Time' (1993)
Main subject of 'Before You Were Mine'
Main subject of 'Before You Were Mine'
Speaker's mother before she became a parent
Themes in 'Before You Were Mine'
Themes in 'Before You Were Mine'
Memory, identity, changing roles of women over time
Literary device: 'Your polka-dot dress...Marilyn'
Literary device: 'Your polka-dot dress...Marilyn'
Imagery
Effect of Marilyn Monroe allusion
Effect of Marilyn Monroe allusion
Evokes glamour and carefree youth
Device: 'loud, possessive yell'
Device: 'loud, possessive yell'
Metaphor
What does 'loud, possessive yell' suggest?
What does 'loud, possessive yell' suggest?
Demanding nature of motherhood
Device: 'clear as scent'
Device: 'clear as scent'
Simile
Effect of comparing mother's memory to 'ghost'
Effect of comparing mother's memory to 'ghost'
Creates nostalgia and loss
Device: Mass vs stamping stars from pavement
Device: Mass vs stamping stars from pavement
Juxtaposition
Device: 'Before you were mine' (repeated)
Device: 'Before you were mine' (repeated)
Repetition
Effect of 'Before you were mine' repetition
Effect of 'Before you were mine' repetition
Emphasises transformation & sacrifices of motherhood
Form of 'Before You Were Mine'
Form of 'Before You Were Mine'
Free verse
Structure: how many stanzas?
Structure: how many stanzas?
Five quatrains