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PHOTOGRAPH
BY : JACKIE KAY
My small grandmother is tall there,
straight-back, white broderie ang lai se shi ,
pleated skirt, flat rt shoes, grey bun
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a kind, old smile round her eyes.
Her big hand holds m i ne,
white hand in black hand.
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.
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1. Broderie anglaise shirt
2. Kind, old s mi l e
3. Round and hunched back
4. Unknown,unthinkable place
5. Living, breathing s mi l e
6. Sharp, blue eyes
7. Pleated skirt
8. Grey bun
9. Flat shoes
10.Living photograph
Practice 4
1.Who wrote the poem?
Jackie Kay.
2.To whom do you think the
title of the poem relate to?
T h e p e r s o n a ’s
grandmother.
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3. Describe the persona’s grandmother:
i. Dressing – what did she wear?
A white broderie anglaise shirt and pleated
skirt.
ii. Physical appearance – In verse 1, how did the
persona describe her grandmother?
Tall and straight-back.
iii. Facial expression – How did her grandmother look?
Kind, smiling and pleasant looking.
iv. Eyes – what colour were her eyes?
Blue.
v. What is the skin colour of the persona and
grandmother?
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4. What happened to her grandmother’s
physical appearance as she aged?
She became small and short with her
back round and hunched.
5. How does the persona describe the
other world? How does this reflect the
persona’s perception of life after death?
It is describe d as awful, unknown and
unthinkable. I think she feels e other
world is a terrible unknown place and
she cannot understand the living
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condition there.
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6.Answer the following questions
about the photograph.
i. Who are in the photograph?
The persona and her
g r a n d m o th e r .
ii. How old was the persona
when the photograph was
taken? Three years old.
SPM Practices
SPM Practices
a)In stanza 1, which words mean
‘open embroidery on white
linen’?
Broderie anglaise.
b)Describe the grandmother’s skirt
and shoes?
The skirt was pleated and the
shoes were flat.
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c) Why do you think the grandmother forgot to
boil the soup?
I think she was getting old and forgetful.
d) Look her own death in the eye
where do you think the persona was when
the grandmother passed away? Provide a
reason for your answer.
Where : By the grandmother ’s side.
Reason : The persona mentions ‘her big
hands hold mine’.