cozy apologia Flashcards
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author
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rita dove
2
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paragraph 1
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- ordinary, mundane objects represent her relationship + love for her partner
- ‘this lamp, the wind-still rain, the glossy blue’ - asyndetic list, as if she could go on
- ‘twin desks, computers, hardwood floors’ - everything matches, perfect harmony
- ‘fall short of the divine’ - remains practical, despite her love
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paragraph 2
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- unwavering, confident
- ‘i could pick anything and think of you’ - anything, vast, broad, vague, could truly exemplify her love with anything
- ‘sure as shooting arrows to the heart’ - cupid, so confident that she believes in mythological interference, sibilance, whispering, just for the two of them, doesn’t need to show off
- ‘of teenage crushes on worthless boys […] marcel, percy, dewey’ - unlike any of her youthful relationships, can name so many but none will compare, no real substance
4
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structure
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regular stanzas and rhyme, stability and confidence in her relationshop
5
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context
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It is set against the arrival of Hurricane Floyd, a powerful storm which hit the east coast of the USA in 1999. This factual, real-life context supports the idea this is an autobiographical poem.
