The Captain of the 1964 top of the form team- Carol Ann Duffy

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  • Captain of the 1964 Top of the Form Team
    • Stanza 1
      • "Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Baby love, oh pretty woman"
        • Italicised song titles of the 1960s. Music linked to memory- symbolic of childhood.
      • "with vimto"
        • Symbolic of childhood
    • Stanza 2
      • "No snags"
        • Minor sentence- no obstacles/difficulties during this time. Colloqualism reflects youth.
      • "rises" "beat" "blur"
        • Present tense verbs- past memorial and previous success still feel real.
      • "dominus domine dominum"
        • latin translating to "lord, master, ruler"
    • Stanza 3
      • "Dave Dee Dozy..."
        • name of a 1960s rock band. Memory is reflected through music. Change of genre as speakers growth.
      • "My mother kept me mascot Gonk"
        • "Gonk" a novelty toy of the 1960s- symbolic of childhood success in the speakers eyes.
    • Stanza 4
      • "I want it back"
        • Volta- from exitement to regret. Past/present dissapointment with present life. Speaker wants past success again.
      • "the captain. The one with all the answers."
        • Third person perspective yet reference to himself. Speaker now feels detached from this past.
      • "Rhodesia"
        • A country that no longer exists- living in the past- stuck?

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