In Paris With You - Poetry

Question 1

Introduction of ‘Don’t talk to me of love.’

Answer 1

Imperative of ‘Don’t and anti-romantic and unexpected
Caesura highlights message and makes it unequivocal (not up for discussion)

Question 2

‘I’ve had an earful’ ‘/tearful’

Answer 2

self deprecating, colloquial and multi-symballic

Question 3

‘Talking wounded’- actually walking wounded (implicit)

Answer 3

emotionally/psychologically damaged from past relationships
change to talking wounded (a made up word) detracts and brings levity
Can be evidence that he is drunk to cope with his feelings

Question 4

‘hostage/maroonded’

Answer 4

(not OCR) feels like his emotions are out of his control
describes his new state of being (feeling lost) after the ending of his old relationship
maroonded again detracts and brings levity
Semantic field of lonely survivor

Question 5

‘But I’m in Paris With You’

Answer 5

Conjuction (but) changes the morose tone to something more positive/a dsire to move on and make the best of the situation

Question 6

Yes I’m angry at the way I’ve been bamboozled
And resentful at the mess I’ve been through.

Answer 6

adjectives reveal the depth of the raw emotions
bamboozled- feels tricked/decieved by previous partner
parallelism is used

Question 7

give the gist of the lines that use parallelism

Answer 7

Yes I’m angry at the way I’ve been bamboozled
And resentful at the mess I’ve been through.

Question 8

parallelism:

Answer 8

two or more elements of a sentence/series of sentences that have the same grammatical structure

Question 9

I admit I’m on the rebound
And I don’t care where are we bound.

Answer 9

light tone
natural word order is changed which makes a multi-syllabic rhythm on rebound/we are bound which links the raw, emotional state with the new relationship.
rebound is an idiom that means a person you use to get over the person you just broke up with- problematic as he is still emotionally raw
‘i dont care’- gives a sense of reckless abandon

Question 10

I’m in Paris with you.

Answer 10

omission of but/conjuction this time shows determination to focus on the here and now

Question 11

What form of address changes in the third stanza?

Question 12

Say sod off to the sodding Notre Dame

Answer 12

Use of polypoton emphasises poet disinterest and disdain towards world famous Parisian attractions, at least in his current, bruised state of mind

Question 13

Shorter lines from old hotel room onwards reflect what?

Answer 13

Quicker breathing to imply sex

Question 14

‘Doing this and that’ is what sort of language?

Answer 14

Euphemistic

Question 15

Learning who you are, learning this and that

Answer 15

Reassessing own identity after breakup through sex

Question 16

‘Don’t talk to me of love’ in second stanza- how has it changed?

Answer 16

It is followed by positive address to new partner rather than pained, albeit light hearted, whinging

Question 17

The little bit of Paris in our view. There that crack across the ceiling and the hotel walls are peeling and I’m in Paris with you.
And I’m in Paris with you

Answer 17

Surroundings don’t matter because they’re having passionate sex
‘And’ is again important (see more detail on next card)

Question 18

Polysyndeton: (definition, example and effect)

Answer 18

Multiple repetitions the same conjunction
But I’m/I’m/And I’m
Creates a sense of momentum and excitement

Question 19

Ceiling & peeling rhythme is

Answer 19

Not forced like wounded/maroonded rebound/we are bound and Elysee’s/sleaz-ay
Harmonious and fits together because the couple are about to become one

Question 20

Let’s talk of Paris

Answer 20

• Paris is the city of passionate emotions/love making so they should act passionately there

Question 21

I’m in Paris with x3 is an example of anaphoric repetition

Answer 21

Reflects increasingly amorous desires of the poet

Question 22

Am I embarrassing you?

Answer 22

Only question in the entire poem - poet has changed from someone unloading to now sharing (even just to satisfy lust)