Before You Were Mine

Who is the speaker in the poem?

• Daughter

• Mother

• Son

• Grandmother

Who wrote this poem?

• Owen Sheers

• Simon Armitage

• Carol Ann Duffy

• Ron Weasley

'Stamping stars from the wrong --------'

Pick two answers: What device can be found in this quote?

'Before you were mine'

• Direct address

• simile

• possessive verb 'mine'

• juxtaposition

'I'm --- years away from the corner you laugh on'

Who is the speaker referring to in the poem?

• Her daughter

• Her granddaughter

• Her mother

• Her sister

Which famous Hollywood icon does the speaker compare her mother to?

• Audrey Hepburn

• Elizabeth Taylor

• Marilyn Monroe

What talent does the mother have?

• Sketching

• Writing

• Dancing

• Painting

'The ------ ahead of my loud, possessive ---- was the best one, eh?'

'those high-heeled --- shoes. ------'