before you were mine

Question 1

poetic voice

Answer 1

Poetic voice is sentimental and reflective, often nostalgic and sometimes wistful and humorous

Question 2

“Marilyn”

Answer 2

Fragmented sentence- link to Marilyn Monroe, icon, idolises her
PV: affection

Question 3

“The decade ahead of my loud, possessive yell was the best one, eh?”

Answer 3

VOLTA- shifts to mothers adulthood when speaker is present, freedom is over
PV: sarcastic, humorous, wistful

Question 4

“My hands” “your ghost”

Answer 4

Contrasting noun phrases- ‘my hands’ past with mother, ‘your ghost’ present when mother passed
PV: sentimental, reflective

Question 5

“The decade ahead of my loud, possessive yell was the best one, eh?”
“And whose small bites on your neck, sweetheart?”

Answer 5

Rhetorical questions- conversational, represents how they would have spoken to each other
PV: patronising, reversal in roles, humorous

Question 6

“Cha, cha, cha!”
“The steps” “waltz”

Answer 6

Semantic field of dance- fun relationship with each other, highlights mothers youth
PV: romanticising, nostalgic, fun

Question 7

“Sparkle and waltz and laugh”

Answer 7

Syndetic list of verbs- her mother was fun to be around
PV: reflective, reminiscing joy