Who is speaking?
\nWhat are they talking about?
\nWhy do you think the grandmother keeps the newspapers in verse 2?
\nAre the presents put to use?
\nWhat does the girl spend lots of time doing in verse 2?
\nWhat is the letter about at the start of verse 3?
\nWhat is the pun in \u2018chewing for ages\u2019 in verse 3?
\nAre the parcels really in an \u2018air raid shelter\u2019?
\nWhy does Jackie find the church air strange and think there are ghosts?
\nWhat technique is used in \u2018flock of women\u2019 and how is it effective?
\nWhy are they described as missionaries?
\nWhat about the alliteration on \u2018God grabs me in Glasgow with Gran\u2019?
\nWhy does she comment that the \u2018hall is huge\u2019?
\nWhat technique is used in \u2018like octopus arms\u2019 and how is it effective?
\nWhy describe the piano as a \u2018one-winged creature\u2019?
\nWhy mention the cemetery, coffins and the ambulances?<\/p>\n
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