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Mind Map by lucyolivia, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by lucyolivia
about 9 years ago
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Singh Song -
Daljit Nagra
- Context
- Daljit Nagra is a
British poet, from an
Indian descent
- When he left school
he worked in the
family shop
- They often experienced
racist remarks from
customers
- The shop was burgled
regularly
- The shop was burgled
regularly
- They often experienced
racist remarks from
customers
- When he left school
he worked in the
family shop
- Nagra uses a wide range
of techniques to explore
the first generation of
immigrants to Britain
- Daljit Nagra is a
British poet, from an
Indian descent
- Summary
- Dramatic monologue
narrated by a young
British-born Asian
who is in charge of
his father's shop
- The poem is in
first person, a love
song by the young
man about his new
wife
- When there are no
customers, he locks up
and goes upstairs to
spend time with his
wife
- Customers are
not happy and
complain it is 'di
worst shop on di
whole Indian road'
- Customers are
not happy and
complain it is 'di
worst shop on di
whole Indian road'
- The poem is in
first person, a love
song by the young
man about his new
wife
- Nagra creates
stereotypical ideas
about the Indian
culture
- Dramatic monologue
narrated by a young
British-born Asian
who is in charge of
his father's shop
- Structure
- Strong
lyrical voice
- Customers words
are written in italics
to separate them
from the rest of the
poem
- Different stanza
patterns e.g
some have 3
lines etc
- Irregular rhyme
scheme
- Strong
lyrical voice
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