Before You Were Mine (AQA GCSE English Literature): Quizzes
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When did Carol Ann Duffy serve as Poet Laureate of the UK?
When did Carol Ann Duffy serve as Poet Laureate of the UK?
2009 to 2019
Which collection is 'Before You Were Mine' from?
Which collection is 'Before You Were Mine' from?
Mean Time (1993)
What themes does the poem explore?
What themes does the poem explore?
Memory, identity, changing roles of women
What device is used in 'Your polka-dot dress blows round your legs. Marilyn.'?
What device is used in 'Your polka-dot dress blows round your legs. Marilyn.'?
Imagery
What does the Marilyn Monroe allusion evoke?
What does the Marilyn Monroe allusion evoke?
Glamour and carefree youth
What device is 'The decade ahead of my loud, possessive yell was the best one, eh?'?
What device is 'The decade ahead of my loud, possessive yell was the best one, eh?'?
Metaphor
What device is used in 'clear as scent'?
What device is used in 'clear as scent'?
Simile
What device contrasts Mass with 'stamping stars from the wrong pavement'?
What device contrasts Mass with 'stamping stars from the wrong pavement'?
Juxtaposition
What does repetition of 'Before you were mine' emphasise?
What does repetition of 'Before you were mine' emphasise?
Transformation & sacrifices of motherhood
What form is the poem written in?
What form is the poem written in?
Free verse
How many quatrains compose the poem?
How many quatrains compose the poem?
Five