dry point Flashcards
what is the poem about
implication of sexual/primitive desire
“endlessly”
hyperbolic verb - sexual desires as constant / repetitive desire.
never truly be satiated
Till we are enclosed
start the struggle to get out
sexual desires causes us to be trapped and restricted
victim to our insatiable needs
bestial intent real.
tricolon - sexual desires as undignified - link to RFA ‘maul’
desire as inescapable
end stop - emphasising undeniable truth
the bright blown walls collapse
euphemism for climax
alliterative plosive metaphor - represents a moment of almost violent release
sad scapes
ashen hills
shrunken lakes
natural imagery of barren lifeless landscapes.
represents speakers feelings of emptiness and disassociation
birmingham magic
biggest manufacturer for wedding rings
sex as cheapened and discredits the purity of marriage
padlocked cube of light
metaphor
light imagery - symbolic of purity- speaker feels he will achieve this state of innocent as it is out of reach.
sunscrubbed room
lack of light - lack of purity
sterile/ remote
context
marriage is a bloody hell
time soils erodes and disappoints
movement writing - never identified as one
“sad eyed realism”
deputising pain and uncertainty of everyday life
