Before You Were Mine Flashcards
1
Q
Throughout, repetition of:
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“before you were mine”
emphasis
2
Q
Admiration for mum
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last stanza - ‘you’d teach me the steps’
3
Q
‘Marilyn’
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lexical set of Hollywood/glamour - 50’s to 60’s - cultural refernece
4
Q
quote to describe life of freedom before the child
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‘you sparkle and waltz and laugh’
5
Q
‘your’
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direct reference to young mum
6
Q
Useful quotes
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‘polka-dot dress blows around your legs’
‘high-healed red shoes’
‘before you were mine’
‘loud possessive yell’
