1
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Change in tone in anthology? What poems?
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- Humorous tone.
- Sub, Virgin’s Memo, Anon.
2
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Menstruation imagery.
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- Motif in anthology.
- “tampon”/ “blood”/ “mingled to pink.”
- “came on”/ “time of the month” : euphemisms for starting peiod.
3
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Sexual imagery.
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- “fingered and thumbed”
- “hot as sex”
- “wet.”
- “balls.”
- Advocating for sexual liberty for women as there is for men?
4
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Overview of poem?
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- Women who “sub”stitute the role of men in famous, male historical moments.
5
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Feminine imagery (exluding menstruation.)
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- Can be both feminine AND do great things, not separated!!
- “breasts.”
- “skirt.”
- “Emily Dickinson’s poems.”
6
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Structure of poem.
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- First-person narrative poem.
7
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Sig of “bandaged breasts.”
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- Repeated stanza 1/2
- Trying to remove femininity so she can do extrordinary things men have done? Critiquing idea women can’t do amazing things?
- Mirroring between stanza 1/2
8
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Sig of “‘66” referenced.
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- 1966 England World Cup win.
- “hat-trick”: perfect for football players, mirrors hat-trick in act world cup.
- “if they thought game was over, it was now.” Famous male commentary on final goal.
9
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Sig of “they sang my name” stanza 1.
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- “They sang my name.”
- Separated from the “lads.”
- Men take responsibility for success.
- Lack of female representation in sport.
- Repeated in stanza 2: mirroring –> “they roared my name” –> getting progressively more succesful.
10
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Masculinity theme.
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- “mouthfulls of broken teeth”
- “by the boys”
- “lads.”
- “Bottle of malt”: alcohol throughout anthology.
11
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Asyndetic listing.
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- “wiggled, weaved, waved at crowed” –> when she scores “hat-trick.”
- “digits ringed, sticked, skinned.” –> drumming terms.
- “balls that dipped, flipped, nipped, whipped” –> cricket slang, ways to bowl.
- Narrative poem –> going through experiences w/ narrator.
12
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Sig of “soap” stanza 1.
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- Mirrored in st.2.
- “slipped like soap through muddy hands.”
- Links to typical rugby commentary–> ball slippng from hands like soap when weather is bad.
- Purity of woman amongst loads of dirty men.
13
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Maternal/ domestic imagery.
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- Can be mother + do great things!!
- “nursing the precious egg of the ball”: masculine sport –> feminine idea of nuturing child.
- “grandchilren”
- “I felt the kick of my child; whacked a century into the crowd.”
- Semi-colon connects maternal experience + cricket triumph –> woman can have both!
14
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References throughout poem.
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- “If they thought the game was over, it was now”: famous commentary after winning goal.
- “like soap through muddy hands”: said in rugby when weather is v. bad.
- “one small step for man.”: 1969 moon landing.
15
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Use of italics in poem.
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- Male voice (used in whole anthology.)
- Mocking male voice?
- “yeah, yeah, yeah”/ “Help! Day tripper, Money, This boy –> Allusion to Beatle’s Songs.
- “Houston we don’t have a probelm” –> ref Apollo 13; “*Houston we have a problem.” *
- “You cannot be serious –> famous tennis player would say this when he would lose.
16
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Who is Ringo?
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- Drummer in The Beatles.
17
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Coloquialisms.
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- Ease of all past male greatness for female narrator.
- “small hop”
- “lolled” cricket ball.
- “Ringo had flu”
- “though I did play guitar” –> flippant ease.
18
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Sig of narrator being “converter” and “drummer”
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- “Converter” dictates game of Rugby.
- “Drummer”: controls the rhythm/ sets the pace.
- Women in leading roles!
19
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Sig of title?
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- “Sub”, short for substitute.
- Women can achieve all greatness/ better than men have in past/ can still remain feminine.
20
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Sig of “John, Paul, George and Moi.”
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- Becomes member of famous 4 men.
- “Moi” –> French = romantic language/ femininity.
21
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Sig of items narrator takes on moon landing.
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- Emily Dickson’s poems: femininty.
JUXTAPOSES - “Bottle of malt”: masculine.
- Everyday items: insignificance of moon landing to her.
- Items left there –> leaves her mark
22
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Typical method
Moon imagery throughout.
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- “quietly there on the moon.”
- Female monthly cycles.
23
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Who is “Beefy?” Match referenced “whacked a century into the crowd?”
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- Ian Botham.
- English cricketer (in 1993.)
- Match: England vs Australia.
24
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“Agreed on a whim to slim” from footballer in World Cup to “jockey.”
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- “On a whim” coloquial language, ease of doing everything men do.
- “whim”/ “slim” rhyme –> strict pressure on women to lose weight after having baby –> The Diet link!
- Footballer –> Jockey: woman shape-shifting; common anthology theme.
25
Significance of narrator moving from one role to another in poem.
- Women shape-shifting across different time periods/ proffesions.
- Conceit
- Typical of anthology ie. "Tall."
26
Who is Taylor?
- England football manager.
- Narrator takes this role. Links to her being "converter"/ "drummer"; playing major roles amongst men.
27
"Beckham free-kick in extra time."
- Redemption kick.
- Got England qualified for World Cup.
28
"Play guitar for the Band in LA when Bob gave me the call."
- Band Aid 1984.
- Geldoff, Irish singer, brought many famous singers together to form band.
29
Sig of end colon?
- "I think to myself this:"
- Leading onto next poem.
- Blankness of page? She thinks nothing?--> never going to be achieved by women?
30
Sig of narrator's "best of all" achievment.
- "first woman on the Moon."
- "Moon": metaphor for her feminity/ monthly cycles. Being woman/ giving birth = greatest achievment?
- Most important--> hasn't been achieved by women AT ALL in history, all of rest have?
31
Signifiance of "came on."
- Euphemism for starting period.
- Pun as she literally "came on" the pitch in football game.
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