Cozy Apologia Flashcards
Beginning quote 1
“One eye smiling, the other firm on the enemy”
It is her and her husband against the world - they will always look out for one another.
What semantic field is used in stanza 1?
Sematic field of heroinism:
“shooting arrows to the heart”
“dappled mare”
“silver stirrups”
“chain mail glinting”
Dove is trying to emphasise the fact that she doesn’t need this type of extraordinary love
Middle quote 1
“a do-it-now-and-take-no-risks”
This punctuation shows the sense of urgency we have with modern communication. It could also be foreshadowing the urgency needed in a hurricane (“Big Bad Floyd”)
Middle quote 2
“Were thin as licorice and as chewy / Sweet with a dark and hollow center”
Showing how her past relationships lacked substance.
End quote 1
“We’re content but fall short of the Divine.”
Adjective content emphasises that their love is ordinary the is a stark contrast to the reference of the Divine.
End quote 2
“When has the ordinary ever been news?”
The rhetorical question emphasises how no one wants to see an ordinary relationship but that can be the thing that make you happiest.
Who wrote Cozy Apologia
Rita Dove
Form of Cozy Apologia?
It is written in free verse giving the poem a conversational feel.
The first stanza uses regular rhyming couplets but then this shifts into an ABAB rhyme scheme showing how love is ever changing.
Context of Cozy Apologia.
- Dove wrote this poem after she was trapped during hurricane Floyd.
- It was published in 2004.
