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Poetry analysis of 'Before you were mine'.

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1
How many years distance is there between mother and daughter at the start?
15 years
7 years
10 years
5 years
2
Who is the mother compared to?
Marilyn Matterson
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Matthews
Marilyn McAdams
3
What type of dance does the mother and daughter perform when they were young?
Waltz
Jive
Tango
Cha cha cha
4
What happens through each stanza?
Time goes backward
Time stands still
Time is non-linear
Time goes forward
5
Who does the poetic voice blame for her mother having no fun
Their father
Their sibling
Their grandma
Themselves
6
Which of these is not a theme in the poem?
Rebellion
Distance and longing
Romantic love
Family relations
7
What is the poem all about?
A daughter at their mother's funeral
A mother looking at photos of their daughter
Someone looking at photos of their mother when she was young
A mother saying goodbye to their daughter
8
Where is the poem set?
England
Scotland
Wales
London
9
Which of these quotes doesn't show the poetic voice blaming themsevles
'your ghost clatters toward me'
'Before you were mine'
'my loud, possessive yard'
'The decade ahead'
10
Which quote shows that the mother is glamorous?
'I'm not here yet'
'sparkle and waltz and laugh'
'winking in Portobello'
'right walk home could bring'