Tone
How would you read this poem?
- Is it an amusing poem?
- Is it a serious poem?
Perhaps it is both.
Is poet is arguing that this is actually the way the media think
about us? He believes that the media see the viewers in Glasgow, or
indeed the viewers in most other parts of Britain, as scruffs.
Do you think this is fair? The humour has a satirical
edge (in other words, it uses humour to make serious criticisms).
Finally, do you think things have changed since 1976, when the
poem was written? Are BBC newsreaders still chosen for their
BBC accents? What does a Scottish accent - in a TV commercial,
for example - 'say' about itself these days?
Now try a Test Bite
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