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Want to revise your comparative skills between 'Singh Song!' and other poems in the Love and Relationships cluster?

 

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In this activity, we will compare the content of 'Singh Song!' with other poems. (Soon we will show you some options to choose from.)

 

Before we begin, here are some key content elements you could talk about and compare with other poems:

 

Metaphors/ Similes, Humour, Culture, Dialect, Unconventionality, Responsibilities/Duties, Peace, Romantic love

 

You may definitely consider any other theme you think Daljit Nagra uses in his poem 'Singh Song!', as long as you have the evidence to show that it is a recurring topic in the poem!

 

Spiral notebook with pencil

Remember to take your time. There's no rush! Make sure to jot down any explanations you find helpful!

 

You should always refer to your own text when working through these examples.  These quotations are for reference only.

 

10 questions
The quotations/text used in this exercise are from the copyrighted works of Daljit Nagra, 'Singh Song!', Carol Ann Duffy, 'Before You Were Mine', Cecil Day-Lewis, 'Walking Away', Simon Armitage, 'Mother, Any Distance', Seamus Heaney, 'Follower', Andrew Waterhouse, 'Climbing My Grandfather', Charles Causley, 'Eden Rock'