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Before you were mine by Carol Ann Duffy
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Before you were mine 'Before you were mine' is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. It's a retrospective poignant dramatic monologue, which tells us about her mother's life ten years before Duffy was born. The title suggests that it's a love poem which shows the strong mother and daughter relationship that they had. The poem starts off with a positive image. "...laugh on with your pals Maggie McGeeney and Jean Duff...". This shows us that before her mother had children, she was living a very interesting and cheerful life. Duffy moves on by describing her mother's romantic character. "...the fizzy, movie tomorrows...". The fact that her mother used to go to the movies late at night suggests that she used to go with a lover, which is a very passionate image. However, she also had a disobedient side to her "...your Ma stands at the close with a hiding for...
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