cozy apologia Flashcards
who is the author of ‘Cozy apologia’
Rita Dove
who is Rita dove’s husband (the person the poem is dedicated to)
Fred Viebahn
which hurricane is referenced in cozy apologia?
hurricane floyd
when was ‘Cozy apologia’ written in?
1999
what is the first line of ‘cozy apologia’?
‘I could pick anything and think of you-‘
what is a good paraphrase for ‘cozy apologia’
a defence of cosiness
what is the last line of ‘cozy apologia’?
‘I fill this stolen time with you.’
fill the gaps: ‘This ___, the _____-___ rain, the ___ blue/ my pen exudes, drying ___, upon the page’
lamp, wind-still, glossy, matte
what structure is ‘cozy apologia’ written in
rhyming couplets
fill the gaps: they all had ___ names - ____, ____, ____;/ Were thin as ____, and as ____.
sissy, Marcel, Percy, Dewey, liquorice, chewy
annotate/explain: ‘(Twin desks, computers, hardwood floors):’
they’re separate but together
fill the gaps: ‘To keep me from ____ (call it ____),’
melancholy, blues
