Cozy Apologia Flashcards
What year was Cozy Apologia published?
2004
Who wrote Cozy Apologia?
Rita Dove
What main theme does Cozy Apologia fall under?
Love-> “better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
What is the plot of Cozy Apologia?
-Waiting for a storm to hit, the speaker thinks about her partner
-Wanting meaningful love
What are the themes of Cozy Apologia?
-Love
-Expectations of Love
What is the context of Cozy Apologia?
-Affectionate tribute to husband ‘Fred’
-Hurricane Floyd 1999
-Literary allusion to the ‘apologia’ (defence of…) form of writing
-Autobiographical poem
What is the form & structure/ concepts of Cozy Apologia?
-3 10 line stanzas-> stanza 1 has 5 rhyming couplets
-> stanza 2 breaks/mixes rhyme scheme/ hurricane reflection (disruption)
-> stanza 3 foes back to perfect rhyming couplets
“I could pick anything and think of you”
-introduces the traditional cliche of romantic hero
“Sure as shooting arrows to the heart”
“shooting arrows”- her heart has been captured by her husband-> refers to cupids arrow
“And chain wall glinting, to set me free.”
“Set me free”-Speaker’s partner is associated with freedom and safety
“Sweet with a dark and hollow center.”
“Dark” “Hollow center”- nothing she can use/lack character, personality
“It’s embarrassing, this happiness.”
“embarrassing”- she’s happy but finds the funny side of love
“I fill this stolen time with you.”
“you”- deliberate final emphasis of her partner
