marking time Flashcards
what is the significance of a fourteen line poem
typical form of love poetry.
how is the poem an eligy
it is a poem of remembrance.
what are the three main ideas in this poem
writing and communication.
times fades their love.
stillness shows no progress - significance of a memory reflected in stagnation of a relationship.
how are the power dynamics unequal in this poem
sense of women branding which is disturbing for the reader.
male dominance which could be problematic from a feminist perspective.
that mark upon your back is finally fading
intensity of passion in the moment is a slowly fading memory.
there is a physical mark - permanent mark that draws couple back to sexual moment.
in the way our memory will
cognitive connection shows unity between the couple.
of that night our lust would not wait for bed
shows the extent of the love and commitment to moment - shows passivity of women during an uncontrollable moment.
where we worked up that scar
sense of women branding is negative - she has no voice in the dominance of men.
the damage to her body is initially problematic due to the poem romanticising physical harm.
two tattered flags
nationalism of welsh identity even in love making.
also shows the claiming and ownership of women - female body for sheers resonates his underlying love for wales. it suggests he feels stability from female relationships as it makes him feel grounded and sentiment.
a brand burn secret in the small of your back
juxtaposes the damage to a female body - delicacy of intimacy and does not intend to cause harm.
i trace them now and feel the disturbance again
he is reflecting on the relationship diminishing. the disturbance of lust perhaps awakens his sexual intimacy.
a painful concept - scaring and disturbance is synonymous with passion and intimacy.
this still waters of your skin broken
implicitly of loss and damage.
the volte engaging
writer has a change in thoughts - perhaps foreshadowing sexual encounter.
as we made our marks like lovers who carve trees
‘our’ is ironic because only physical evidence is on women - modernists may agree with the idea that the purity of virginity is marked on women not men.
idea of trees shows permanence and ownership but is also an archetypical notion on romance.
the equation of their names equalled like an arrow
shows equality and idea of piecing together.
