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Taylor Swift Gedig

The poem is about a father speaking to his teenage daughter. It uses Taylor Swift's song 'The Best Day' as an intertextual reference to discuss the daughter's loneliness and sadness at school. Various literary devices like rhyme, alliteration and personification are used. The theme is about the transient nature of life.

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Taylor Swift Gedig

The poem is about a father speaking to his teenage daughter. It uses Taylor Swift's song 'The Best Day' as an intertextual reference to discuss the daughter's loneliness and sadness at school. Various literary devices like rhyme, alliteration and personification are used. The theme is about the transient nature of life.

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Vir Liebet

Taylor – musiek kunstenaar.

THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE – INTERTEKS MET HIERDIE LIEDJIE

 Taylor Swift – Kobus Grobler  Taylor Swift – Kobus Grobler


 vir Liebet  for Liebet
 
 1. jy herhaal  1. you repeat
 2. haar woorde van melancholie  2. her words of melancholy
 3. vir die hoeveelste keer  3. for the umpteenth time

Die h – klank herhaling beklemtoon haar hartseer (HALFRYM)


Die dogter, soos TS sukkel met verhoudings my die skool
 4. weer 4. again

 5. en nou ná heeldag lank 5. and now after all day long
 6. se periodes skoolwerk 6. lesson(periods) of school work
 7. en pouses 7. and breaks
 8. alleen 8. alone

 Die alleenplasing beklemtoon die The lone placement highlights the


alleenheid wat sy voel. loneliness she feels.
 “Alleen” word ook op sy eie “Alone” is also placed on its own.
geplaas.
The person feels alone at school
 Die persoon voel alleen by die (school work)
skool (skoolwerk)
 9. se draal in die liedjie  9.dwadling in the song
 10. val jy met skooluniform taai van  10.you fall with school uniform, sticky
skool from school
 11. skoene uitgeskop  11. shoes kicked off
 12. op die bed neer  12. on the bed
 13. sing jy die woorde  13. you sing the words
 14. van haar nuutste CD  14. of her latest CD

 The uniform is “sticky", tired of the


events at school.
 It's not only the schoolwork, but also
the problems.
 Song / signing refers to the intertextual
references.
 15. gelaai in MP3  15. loaded in MP3
 16. snik  16. sob
 17. huil  17. cry
 18. grens  18. bawl
 19. jy  19. you

 MP3 & CD in hoofletters, wys dis  MP3 & CD in capital letters, shows it's
belangrik. important.
 Die woorde is op hulle eie om haar  The words are on their own to
eensaamheid te beklemtoon. emphasize her loneliness.
 Snik – huil saggies / huil – gewone huil  Sob- cry softly / cry - ordinary cry / bawl
/ grens – baie harde huil - very loud cry
 Grens : Ook ‘n muur / wal  Sob has two meanings: Also a wall.
 20. want vir die eerste keer  20. for the first time
 21. in die spieël  21. in the mirror
 22. met jou pa se oë vol trane  22. with your father's eyes full of tears
 23. verstaan jy  23. you understand
 24. weet jy  24. you know
 25. hoekom bome hulle blare verloor  25. why trees lose their leaves

 “Want” wys ‘n wending of oplossing  “Because” shows a turn/volta or


solution
 Spieël verwys na die waarheid.
 Mirror refers to the truth.
 Die kind besef die wêreld verander.
 The child realizes the world changes.
 Jou pa se oë : Sy het haar pa se oë
geerf, en die pa is ook hartseer.  Your father's eyes: She has inherited her
father's eyes/the father is also sad.
 Verloor – iets is verby – verloor van
jeug/onskuld/geluk  Losing - something is over - losing youth
/ innocence / happiness
 The child in the poem identifies with
Taylor Swift because she was also
 Die kind in die gedig identifiseer met
bullied.
Taylor Swift want sy was ook geboelie.
 Both feel offended / pushed away /
 Albei voel verstote.
marginalized
 Die spreker is ‘n pa – die meisie se pa.
 The speaker is a father - the girl's father.
 Die aangesprokene is ‘n tiener meisie,
 The adressed is a teenage girl, his
sy dogter.
daughter.
 Die gedig is vrye vers.
 The poem is free verse.
 Geen vaste strofe bou.
 No fixed verse outlay.
 Tema: Die verbygaande aard en
 Theme: The transient nature and
verganklikheid van dinge.
transience of things.
VERSTEGNIEKE

 HALFRYM  EINDRYM/RYM
 Alliteriasie : Mic maak mooi  PAARRYM AA BB
maalvlies
 KRUISRYM : AB AB
 Assonansie: Die mooi vlooi slap in
 OMARMDE RYM: A BB A
die kooi.
 GEBROKE RYM/VRYEVERS
VERSTEGNIEKE

VERSTEGNIEK
 VEGELYKING  METAFOOR

 …NES / SOOS
 PERSONIFIKASIE

 ENJAMBEMENT
 KLANKNABOOTSING/ONOMATOPEE
 MIC LOOP VINNING
 IN DIE PAD  ALLEENPLASING

 ENJAMBEMENT
Rym

 Paarrym  (aa) bb
 Omarmde rym  A bb a
 Kruisrym  abab
 Vryevers – (Gebroke rym) .
 Koeplet (2)
 Tersiene (3)
 Kwatryn (4)
 .. Oktaaf (8)

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