English Literature: Carol Ann Duffy The Good Teachers

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Talk about the title "The Good Teachers"
'Good' is sarcasm.
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"You run round the back to be in it again"
It = the school photo
2 of 22
"No bigger than your thumbs"
Relates to the literal size of the photograph
3 of 22
"Those virtuous women"
Sarcasm - mixed reflection of school day
4 of 22
What number is there repetition of?
Two
5 of 22
"You breathe on the galss?
Breathes on school photo/faded - or window in History out of boredom.
6 of 22
"making a ghost of her"
Metaphor - memory, long time ago, not relevant anymore
7 of 22
"say South Sea Bubble Defenestration Of Prague"
Alliteration - odd words of what she has said/snippets
8 of 22
"You love Miss Pirie"
Shows he affection for her teacher - genuine
9 of 22
"serious, passionate. The River's tale of Rudyard Kipling by heart"
Miss Pirie possible an english teacher - so can connect enjoyment.
10 of 22
"Her kind intelligent green eye. Her cruel blue one."
Two sides of Miss Pirie
11 of 22
"You are making a poem up for her in your mind"
Trying to impress Miss Pirie - juxtaposition to history teacher
12 of 22
Who has a whole stanza dedicated to them?
Miss Pirie
13 of 22
"Comment vous appelez"
French
14 of 22
"Equal to the square of two other sides
Maths
15 of 22
"Dar es Salaam. Kilimanjaro."
Geography
16 of 22
"The good teachers swish down the corridor in long, brown skirts, snobbish and proud and clean and qualified."
Sarcastic tone returns list of adjectives - mocking - 'swish' - elegance. They think they are better than everyone else.
17 of 22
"And they've got your number"
Watching you - got an eye on you. Parents phone number - not trying hard enough
18 of 22
"You roll the waistband of your skirt over and over, all leg"
Roll skirt up to make shorter - 'rebel'
19 of 22
"all dumb insolence, smoke rings"
Going out - childish - insolence - won't do as she's told. Cheeky - challenging authority but didn't know any better
20 of 22
"you won't pass. You could do better."
Not clever. Different voices = teacher's perspective
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"But there's the wall you climb into dancing, lovebites, marriage, the Cheltenham and Gloucester, today. The day you'll be sorry one day"
Metaphor for growing up - going against odds - improving. Regrets what she has done - keen to grow up. Shows transition. Building society = dull image - associated with growing up
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

"You run round the back to be in it again"

Back

It = the school photo

Card 3

Front

"No bigger than your thumbs"

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

"Those virtuous women"

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What number is there repetition of?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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