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Compare the ways that family relationships are presented in Carol Anne Duffy's poem
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Compare the ways that family relationships are presented in Carol Anne Duffy's poem "Before You Were Mine", and the way family relationships are presented in one poem by Simon Armitage, and two poems from the Pre - 1914 poetry bank In Carol Anne Duffy's poem "Before You Were Mine", Carol Anne Duffy is the daughter looking at a photograph of her mother as a young woman, and describing how she used to be before she was born. The poem is written as if spoken by Carol Anne Duffy to her mother, and moves between the present and different times in the past. This relationship is presented as loving and affectionate by the poet, as it paints a fond picture of a mother making sacrifices to be able to bring her daughter up, such as going out, dancing and enjoying herself with friends and it also celebrates the glamorous life her mother...
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