I Wanna Be Yours Poem Flashcards
1
Q
“I wanna be yours”
A
Repeated shows how desperate he is, shows that it’s supposed to be performed
2
Q
“I don’t wanna be hers, I wanna be yours”
A
Suggests aspects of ambiguity. Contrasts with all of the positive in the poem
3
Q
“Vacuum cleaner”
A
Takes the negative away from her
4
Q
“Ford cortina”
A
Honest and reliable
5
Q
“You call the shots”
A
Happy for her to be in control
6
Q
“Raincoat”
A
Protective, there through the good and the bad
7
Q
“Teddy bear”
A
Comforter
8
Q
John Cooper Clarke
A
- performance poet
* punk era
9
Q
What is the rhyme scheme?
A
AB, AB
Couplets
10
Q
What does the lack of punctuation and capital letters suggest?
A
He doesn’t care about rules and just wants to be hers
