places loved ones Flashcards

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3 parts

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1 - speakers personal reflection
2 + 3 - speakers commentary on marriage

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2
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no i have never found

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negators - conversational response to societal expectations

speaker desperate to find it he was previously searching

never - hyperbolic - implies a sense of defeat

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3
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the place
special one

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vague language - make society questjon who and what -
inexperience has no idea what he is looking for
lack of specificity

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4
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How does he separate himself from society

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Use of pronouns w I

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5
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second stanza

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begins to answer why he hasn’t found the right person

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6
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you want no choice

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those who conform are the deceived.
generalisation of marriage
obedient and submissive - lack autonomy by passively conforming

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7
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Bear you off irrevocably

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suggest that choosing your person/ place can’t be taken away

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8
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town turn dreary

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plosive alliteration

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9
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girl is a dolt

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speaker not at fault for the relationship ending

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10
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third stanza started w a

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volta

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11
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bound

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constant state

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12
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your person your place

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emphasis he is reflecting on his own thoughts
mocking main stream society

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13
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final stanza

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wondering if he will end up finding someone
melancholy tone

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