suggests a jovial playfull image, introducing theme of freedom and independence, potentially commenting on discrepancies between mothers and fathers after having a child
"marilyn."
marilyn monroe was was iconic and a symbol of glamour- perhaps how duffy portays her mother. single word sentace empathises the seperation between her and her mother.
"the decade ahead of my loud possesive yell"
the hyperoble shows a tone of regret that duffy caused her mother to lose the carefree nature of her earlier life
"before you were mine"
repitition reinforces the serperation she feels from the earlier version of her mother but also sets a slightly ominous tone.
what is the form?
has four equal stanzas, consistent form reflects the steady passage of time and the inevitable changes that time brings
what is the structure?
poem begins and ends with the mother on the pavement yet initially she has freedom and ultimatley she has a daughter.
3 key themes?
admiration, nostalgia, self-critism
what is the context?
duffy explores strong conventions of society and how women were exspected to behave and the poets mother completely opposes this
how might readers feel?
sympathetic for duffy yet content that her mother was able to avoid steriotypical gender roles.
