Little Plastic Castle and 32 flavors by Ani Difranco


Task 1) Describe the picture and infer what the song will be about.
Task 2) Fill in the pronoun blanks and check your work
Task 3) Identify the similes and examples of personification and explain their significance.
Task 3) How does the narrator feel about feminism? Do you relate or agree?
Task 4) What is the message of the song? Do you agree? Disagree?
Little Plastic Castle


In a coffee shop in a city


               is every coffee shop in every city 

On a day              is every day 

I picked up a magazine 

               is every magazine


Read a story, and then forgot          right away 


They say goldfish have no memory 

I guess           lives are much like mine
And the little plastic castle 

Is a surprise every time 

And it's hard to say if they're happy
But they don't seem much to mind


From the shape of your shaved head 


I recognized            silhouette 

As you walked out of the sun and sat down
And the sight of your sleepy smile 

Eclipsed all the other people 

As they paused to sneer at the two girls

From out of town


I said, look at you this morning 

You are, by far, the cutest 

But be careful getting coffee 

I think these people wanna shoot us 

or maybe there is some type of competition

to see who can be the rudest. 


People talk about my image

Like i come in two dimensions

Like lipstick is a sign of my decling mind

Like what i happen to be wearing

The day that someone takes a picture

Is my new statement for all womankind



And i wish they could see us now

In leather bras and rubber shorts

Like some ridiculous new team uniform

For some ridiculous new sport

Quick someone call the girl police

And file a report


In a coffee shop in a city

Which is every coffee shop

In every city

On a day which is every day







"32 Flavors"

This has long been one of Ani DiFranco's most popular songs among her fans. From her 1995 release ​"Not a Pretty Girl," this song tackles the tough road to self-empowerment, finding honesty, strength, and purpose in one's own life story.

It's an excellent song about surmounting marginalization and prejudice and defying the standards of beauty. The melody is smooth and easy, and there's an excellent sputtering, syncopated hand drum solo at the end.


Squint your eyes and look closer

I'm not between you and your ambition



And I'm beyond your peripheral vision


So you might want to turn your head




[Verse 2]
Both my parents taught me about goodwill

Just the kindness I've lavished on strangers

Is more than I can explain

For the prettiest girl in the room



And God help you if you are a phoenix

And you dare to rise up from the ash

A thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy

While you are just flying past

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