I wanna be yours

Question 1

language

Answer 1

“breathing in your dust”- unconventional metaphor shows the pain one has to endure when in love, and te sacrifices they have to make

“atlantic ocean that’s how deep is my emotion” oceanic metaphor, ocean is a symbol of timelessness ,power and birth. This shows the etheral nature of love.

“will never rust”- sybolisism, rust is symbolic of sadness and despair, saying that love will never sour or run out if the hardship is put in

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

use of short lines for example in “atlantic ocean” shows the passion driven mind of the narrartor additionally showing the graceful nature of love and it’s power it has on someone

repition of “I wanna be yours” at the end of every stanza perhaps shows the corrosive effect that love can have on a person’s motivation and drive to love themselves.

Question 3

form

Answer 3

dramatic monalogue, showing his devotion and an almost obsession for love

Question 4

context

Answer 4

he rose to fame in the punk-rock era, which explored the etheral and spiritual nature of love and encouraged freedom and an unconventional view of life in a “social realism”

during margerat thacher’s reign that brought a capitalism to britain, this caused a mistreatment to the working class, clarke is trying to show how the working class have more spiritual power

Postmodernism showing an unocnventional “realisitic” view of love, contrasting with traditional steriotypes

Question 5

Links

Answer 5

Sonnet 43/ she walks in beuty