"No, Thank You, John."

Question 1

Title

Answer 1

Very assertive
‘TY’ - remians polite & tactful - to play into the expectations of the feminine fig.
John - ref. to JB? Very common name - represents all men??

Question 2

structure & form

Answer 2

ABAB rhyme scheme - predictability/rigidity of societal expectations?
each stanza is end stopped - marking her new strategies to dissuade him

Question 3

masculine/subversive nature

Answer 3

• ‘let us strike hands as hearty friends’
  business deal, ‘friends’ - establishes herself as equal, transgressing the separate spheres ideology
  ‘here’s friendship…but love, - No, Thank You, John.’ - makes own proposition, asserting masculine dominance & never apologises - she is not meek or passive