I wanna be yours Flashcards
Who wrote I wanna be yours and when was it released?
John Cooper Clarke (1949 - )
Released in 1982
What is the content?
About a person’s desire to be in a close relationship
What is the aim?
To amuse, as JCC humoursly conveys that the person who speaks is desperate for attention
What is the tone? [4]
Desperate/ fervent/ zealous but playful/ self-deprecating/obsessive \
What is the context about John Copper Clarke? [5]
- Punk poet/Modern Poet – He highlights modern themes
- Known as the ‘Bard of Salford’
- Social realism movement
- Heroin addict
What is the form and structure of I wanna be yours and how does this add to the tone/atmosphere? [5]
- Structured rhyme scheme of ABABCCCD EFEFGGGD HIHIJGJKJJKLD
- Dramatic monologue
- Alternates between Tetrameter and Pentameter – short lines suit the sung/ballad form
- Title is a repeated refrain, an echo, which conveys his fevour
- Rhyme scheme becomes disordered at the end suggesting he is overcome with emotion which the beginning is more fixed suggesting an obsession
What quote represents the intensity he feels? How does this quote represent this - techniques?
‘Deep as the deep Atlantic ocean’
o Suggests the immense nature of his love. It is profound and enormous
o Emphasised as it is a hyperbole
What quotes represent the limitless nature of his love? How do these quotes represent this – techniques?
‘I will never rust’
‘Take me with you anywhere’
- ‘never’, ‘anywhere’ have connotations of eternity and the infinite
‘I will not run out’
- Shows his determination and perseverance to be present for her
What quotes represent the slavish devotion of his love? How do these quotes represent this – techniques? [4]
‘I will be your teddy bear’
- Willing to act as she wishes him to act
‘Let me be your raincoat for those frequent rainy days’
- ‘Rainy days’ = reference for sadness and things going wrong in her life
- ‘Frequent’ = shows he is ready to do it repeatedly and without hesitation
What vocabulary was used to make him sound desperate, as if her was pleading? [3]
Use of ‘let me, ‘if you like’ and ‘take me’
‘I don’t care’
- Careless to always be present in her life, he doesn’t ‘care’ about the sacrifices he will make
A single rhyme used to emphasise his love for her? [4]
‘ I don’t want to be hers’
- Single rhyme emphasized his loyalty and sincerity
- However it also emphasises his lack of compatibility with anyone else, his desperation to be hers
- Emphasises his rejection of anyone else. Active, not passive devotion
How is his love portrayed?
- Intense
- Limitless
-Slavish devotion
How does he portray himself?
Presents himself as simple, as ordinary as the objects he uses as metaphors, to convey his willingness to fulfill her needs even if this means have a mere role of functionality. ‘Let me be your vacuum cleaner, breathing in your dust’
How is JCC’s interest in realism reflected and what is the effect?
In the late 20th century objects that he compares imself to as he aims to show his usefulness to the prospective lover. Rather than the traditional courtly metaphors he offers himself as everyday, useful items.
Perhaps conveying a more sincere love
