Singh song 🛒🍋❣️🥭🧸 Flashcards
‘baby’
Hint: L- repetition + think about the lexical field, shows their love and affection for ____ ______, typical of England or ________ slang- demonstrates a _______ of cultures- shoppers may try to view this as ________ because- C
-affectionate mood
L= repetition suggests it is part of their daily routine. Use the of ‘baby’ shows their love and affection for each other which is highlighted in various parts of the poem such as the use of mercantile lexis in this poem.
-It suggests that to the speaker, love is more important that money, which reinforces the close relationship that the couple have.
- ‘baby’ is an affectionate term that is typical of English or American slang- this demonstrates a melding/clash/(mixture) of cultures. (which the shoppers may try to view as negative- this reflects how Nagra’s family experienced attacks that were motivated by race.
Fill in the gaps and give analysis: ‘like ___ ______ through Putney
Hint: L,C
‘like vee rowing through Putney
L= simile- they have a vigorous sex life + the use of this imagery shows that the couple is close.
- Use of punglish in ‘vee’ to represent how he and his family speaker, as the speaker is a mixture of both cultures.
C= This is contextually important because Nagra wanted a first person speaker but he didn’t want to translate what they have might have said in Punjabi.
[This is because Nagra said ‘you can’t translate the beauty of one language accurately into another’, so he instead used form of punglish to ‘capture the spirit of what they were saying. ]
- strange similes provide comedy and humour to this stanza
‘daddy’s _____’
Hint: L, C-explores experience of _____ generation immigrants to Britain, C-Sheffield + what type of diction is it?
‘daddy’s shops’
L= infantile diction to show how the father treats him like a child.
C= contextually important because Nagra’s poetry explores experience of first generation immigrants to Britain + others’ experience of their children and grandchildren.
- By referencing that the shop belongs to the speaker’s ‘daddy’ this takes away responsibility and ownership of his work.
- However it also sets up a secondary relationship between a father and a son, which is clearly strained.
C= In 1982, his parents owned a shop in Sheffield.
Fill in the gaps and give anaylsis: ‘___ ______ are limes’
L- think about structure.
Hint: dominant in relationship + thoughts, humourus exaggeration juxtaposes commitment he feels ___ ___ ____.
‘Yor lemons are limes’
L=structurally important because the writers use of italics represents the customer’s voices + complaints, though the -speaker doesn’t care as he would rather be with his wife- who dominates his thoughts.
- But not only does she dominate his thoughts, she also occupies the dominant position in their relationship, As he returns with his ‘pinnie’. This culturally genders the speaker as feminine
- Furthermore, this is a humorous exaggeration which juxtaposes the commitment he feels for his wife
‘head high_____’
Hint: L- replicates tapping of…, monosyllabic
‘a Tartan ______’
‘di tummy __ a teddy’
‘tiny eyes of a ___’.
Hint: symbol of western culture which the speaker _______.
‘head high heels’
L= use of monosyllabic alliteration replicates the tapping of her heels, + is a constant reminder to the speaker of his wife + high heels could be a symbol of feminity or western culture, a different culture which he seeks to accept from his wife…
- as she has a ‘Tartan sari’- his wife is wearing a mix of clothes from different cultures + it seems that the speaker accepts + embrace this element of his wife who has a ‘tummy of a teddy’ and tiny ‘eyes of a gun’ which shows how the wife is multi-faced, because she is sweet and fierce.
- The juxtaposition of these descriptions, suggests he appreciates the different parts of his wife’s personality.
What is the structure of Singh Song? Fill in the gaps: Singh Song has a _____ form + uses _______ stanzas to reflect how the couple have faced adversity, when they try to spend time together.
Singh song also has ________ which is typical of a love poem structure- this ________ that the couple have a ______ relationship.
- What is the structure of Singh Song? Fill in the gaps: Singh Song has a melodic form + uses separated stanzas to reflect how the couple have faced adversity, when they try to spend time together.
- Singh song also has couplets which is typical of a love poem structure- this shows that the couple have a loving relationship.
Fill in the gaps about the rhyme scheme of Singh Song: Singh song has __ ____ scheme because, it has lots of ___________ rhyme throughout the poem to reflect the speaker’s exciting state + the light-_______ tone of the poem.
However, it’s usually ___-rhyme such as the ‘ee’ sounds in ‘chapatti’, ‘Punjabi’ and ‘Chutney’- this use of end-rhyme ________ throughout the poem, which gives a _____ to the poem and speeds up the_____.
- Singh song has no rhyme scheme because, it has lots of unpredictable rhyme throughout the poem to reflect the speaker’s exciting state + the light-hearted tone of the poem.
- However, it’s usually end-rhyme such as the ‘ee’ sounds in ‘chapatti’, ‘Punjabi’ and ‘Chutney’- this use of end-rhyme dominates throughout the poem, which gives a swing to the poem and speeds up the metre.
What poem can we compare Singh Song to?
- sonnet 29
What themes are in Singh Song?
Hint: ________ love.
- family bonds
- romantic love
