places loved ones Flashcards
3 parts
1 - speakers personal reflection
2 + 3 - speakers commentary on marriage
no i have never found
negators - conversational response to societal expectations
speaker desperate to find it he was previously searching
never - hyperbolic - implies a sense of defeat
the place
special one
vague language - make society questjon who and what -
inexperience has no idea what he is looking for
lack of specificity
How does he separate himself from society
Use of pronouns w I
second stanza
begins to answer why he hasn’t found the right person
you want no choice
those who conform are the deceived.
generalisation of marriage
obedient and submissive - lack autonomy by passively conforming
Bear you off irrevocably
suggest that choosing your person/ place can’t be taken away
town turn dreary
plosive alliteration
girl is a dolt
speaker not at fault for the relationship ending
third stanza started w a
volta
bound
constant state
your person your place
emphasis he is reflecting on his own thoughts
mocking main stream society
final stanza
wondering if he will end up finding someone
melancholy tone