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Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy
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Year 10 English (15 Poems on Love and Relationships) Mind Map on Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy, created by Neer Shah on 13/04/2018.
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english
15 poems on love and relationships
year 10
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Neer Shah
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Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy
"you laugh on" (present tense)
It is used to describe an event in the past to create a vivid image
"your polka-dot dress blows round your legs. Marilyn"
Hints that unhappiness will come
"The thought of me doesn't occur"
Hint of jealousy
"the fizzy, movie tomorrows" (figurative language)
Suggests energy and exciting possibilities
"You reckon it's worth it"
Her mum wasn't scared of the consequences of enjoying herself
"relics"
To the narrator, her mother's glamour is precious
"I wanted the bold girl"
Her birth meant that her mum couldn't be the same anymore
"sparkle and waltz and laugh"
Repetition of 'and' emphasises how many energetic qualities she had
"before you were mine" (repetition)
Emphasises the difference between then and now
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