I Wanna Be Yours Flashcards
Brief summary of love progression in the poem
At the beginning of the play there isn’t much love and by the end the author has fallen in love and is more romantic
“Ford cortina”
A ford cortina was a reliable non rusty car in the 1970s which is when the poem was written
What type of poetry did John Cooper Clark write and when was I wanna be yours wrote
Cooper was into punk poetry and the poem was wrote in 1970s
“I will not run out”
That there is a constant supply of love to keep her warm fed and keeps the lights on
“Let me be your raincoat”
This is a connotation of protection
“Deep deep deep deep deep de deep” mean and this is their repetition of deep in other lines
This rhythm represents a heartbeat which shows he is in love as his heart missed a beat the repetition emphasises how deep the Atlantic Ocean is and how much he loves her
