singh song!

Cards (9)

  • 3 key themes?
    romance, celebration, culture
  • "i run just one ov my daddys shop"

    "just" creates a sense of insecurity hinting he may feel presurised by his family, "daddy" takes away the speakers ownership by refrencing the shop belongs to his father
  • "above my head high heel tap di ground"

    his new bride is glamorous, linked to new generation embracing western culture. symbol of temptation or femininity
  • "my bride"
  • "tiny eyes ov a gun"

    juxtoposition describes his wife to be both fierce and sweet
  • "is priceless baby"
  • what is the structure?
    nagra alternates between descriptions of the marriage to the customers complaints. the repeated complaints empathises how he neglects his work for their mariage
  • what is the form?
    no regular rhyme highlights their freedom, poem is song like making it sound lively and rhythmic.
  • what is the context?
    nagras parents owned a shop in sheffield and his family exsperienced attacks motivated by race