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Before You Were Mine

Before You Were Mine. Ask a question of the title – place on post-it. Exploring the poem. In pairs perform a stanza each and identify a word that summarizes the relationship presented. Ask 3 questions of your stanza that will make for interesting discussion.

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Before You Were Mine

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  1. Before You Were Mine Ask a question of the title – place on post-it

  2. Exploring the poem • In pairs perform a stanza each and identify a word that summarizes the relationship presented. • Ask 3 questions of your stanza that will make for interesting discussion.

  3. Line of agreement – support ideas with reference to the poem • Choose your position between totally agree – totally disagree for the following statements: • The speaker believes her mother resents her • The Poet admires her mother • Enjambment is the most effective literary device used by Duffy in this poem.

  4. Reflection • Summarise - how are relationships emphasized in Before You Were Mine? Or • Answer one of the 3 questions you posed about your given stanza earlier.

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