Poetry - Before You Were Mine

Who is the narrator of Before You Were Mine?

• The lover

• The mother

• A woman

• The daughter

What is the poem's narrative?

What are the main themes of the poem?

• Love, parent-child relationships, sadness

• Love, relationships, nostalgia, regret, parenthood

• Love, parent-child relationship, admiration, nostalgia, motherhood

• Love, parent-child relationship, nostalgia, life changes

The poem is formed of four ___ written is blank verse.

Duffy uses Hollywood imagery throughout the poem to emphasis her ____ for her mother.

The line 'in the ballroom with the thousand eyes' is a ________ which refers to__________

What does the word 'fizzy' in the line 'fizzy movie tomorrows' suggest?

• Her mother is young and excited

• Her mother's life is carefree and exciting

• The party is fun and exciting

• The mother might go on a date

What is the significant of calling the mother's shoes 'relics'?

• Shows that the mother has changed

• Shows the daughter likes to imagine her mother's youth

• Shows the mother's identity has changed

• Shows that the carefree youth has been lost to motherhood

Complete the quotation: 'your _____ ______ toward me over George Square'

Complete the quotations: 'the decade ahead of my ___, _______ yell was the best one, eh?'