Cozy Apologia Flashcards
the poem was dedicated to someone, showing profound love
for Fred
the narrator is reminded of her love for her husband by anything
I could pick anything and think of you
even the pen colour…
enjambment is used to show how the love overflows lines
glossy blue/ My pen exudes
what are blue + you used for
they are used as a heroic couplet to show expansiveness of her love
very typical love imagery: Cupid
shooting arrows to the heart,
he is the narrators: ‘knight in shining ‘armour
silver stirrups…chain mail glinting
narrator’s husband is fixed on both her and his goals
one eye smiling, the other firm upon the enemy
narrator plays with time phrases and uses it to show how currently life is not as heroic
This post-post -modern age is all business
this phrase shows that the narrator is not very scared of the hurricane: they often experience them due to the location of where she is
Today a hurricane is nudging up the coast,
the hurricane is called a male name and is compared to a fairy-tale character, it is trivial
Oddly male, Big Bad Floyd
the narrator feels bad for their indulgence in thoughts
awkward reminiscences
narrator’s previous love interests were all pointless and boys, not men
teenage crushes on worthless boys
the boys were useless in their aims
only talent…kiss you senseless
the boys were pathetically named
sissy names
simile used to describe the boys personality and character
thin as licorice and as chewy
they are separate physically but the same on the inside
You’re.. in your…I’m…in mine
this word suggests that they are both in the same boat (situation)
twin desks
their relationship doesn’t live up to love cliche
fall short of the Divine
rhetorical device to question the news
When has ordinary ever been news?
The narrator is defending their thoughts about their husband whilst the storm is happening, the last line concludes the apologia
I fill this stolen time with you.
What does the structure show
that the poem is split into 3x10 stanzas showing that it is a cosy form, reflecting the title
what do the rhyming couplets show
that the poem starts off with heroic couplets but becomes more and more disjointed, thus reflecting how the love examples progress
how do the representations of love progress
they start with typical cliches but move on in s2 and s3 to the poets actual ideas of love
what meter is the poem in
iambic pentameter
what is special about the title
it is somewhat contradictory, it juxtaposes defence and being cosy
