Before you were mine Flashcards
1
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Metaphor - She had to give up her dreams of stardom to have a daughter
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“Stamping stars from the wrong pavement”
2
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Reference to Hollywood star Marilyn Monrow
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“Marilyn”
3
Q
Metaphor - Shadow of her former self
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“Ghost clatters towards me”
4
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Metaphor - Relates to first steps of childhood
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“Teach me the steps”
5
Q
Metaphor - Wishes her Mother didn’t change
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“Winking in Portobello”
6
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Context
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