Comprehensive notes covering Taylor Swift by Kobus Grobler.
A combination of information from the textbook, Touloper, as well as additional class and video notes.
Written by a 90% < Afrikaans FAL Student
Based on Taylor Swift’s song Best Day
Taylor Swift (intertekstueel verwys)
Vir Liesbet Wrote poem for his daughter (they have a
good relationship)
1 jy herhaal Directly addresses her “h”, “aa”, “ee”
Tersine
2 haar woorde van melancholie Sadness and hurt repeated just
3 vir die hoeveelste keer Replays the song over and over the song
Aleenplaasing
4 weer Repetition
5 en nou ná heeldag lank “n” en “l” alliterasie
6 se periodes skoolwerk Skooldag
7 en pouses
Has immersed herself into the song (it mirrors
8 alleen
her own experiences and emotions)
9 se draal in die liedjie
“s” alliteration decelerates and enforces
10 val jy met die skooluniform taai van skool
the length of the day
11 skoene uitgeskop
Safe and personal space for her to be herself
12 op die bed neer
She is emotionally and physically exhausted
13 sing jy die woorde Referring to Taylor Swift
14 van haar nuutste CD CD = only capital letters in the poem
15 gelaai in MP3 Modern era (2008 – 2009)
Intensifies
16 snik Sob He sees her pain and loneliness and is
17 huil Cry aware and understands
18 grens Bawl Typographically emphasised through their
19 jy lone placement.
20 want vir die eerste keer Wending (provides a reason for the girl’s sadness)
21 in die spiel Symbolic of truth, self-actualization and the soul
22 met jou pa se oë vol trane She has his eyes and he sees her
23 verstaan jy Filled with sadness
24 weet jy She is growing up
25 hoekom bome hulle blare verloor Time doesn’t stop for anyone and change cannot be
avoided and also intertextual reference to the lyrics
of her song
Things change and are transient
End of a season is the end of her pain
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