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Romantic Love Flashcards

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UMBRELLA

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Both poems represent romantic love within relationships as strong regardless to any obstacles.

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TS1

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Whilst in “Winter Swans” imagery is used to represent romantic love, in “Singh Song” romantic love is presented through a mercantile lexis.

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Both poems have a barrier between their relationships, whilst in “Singh Song” it is his traditional parents, in “Winter Swans” it is the emotional turbulence of their relationship.

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Whilst in “Singh Song” the speaker expresses is romantic love for his wife, IN “Winter Swans” the speaker struggles to express his feelings.

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STRUCTURE

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Both poems break their stanzaic structure in order to represent romantic love.

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“priceless baby” SINGH SONG

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L = Mercantile lexis (semantic field of commerce).

Antithetical to the language of romance BUT it is her and her love that he finds priceless.

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“from di stool” SINGH SONG

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L = Anaphora shows how they are often romantic due to their strong love.

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“like boats righting in rough weather” WINTER SWANS

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L = Simile - signals hope for their relationship. The image is of recovery not sinking.
D = Their romance is so strong they can overcome stormy patches.
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“she effin at my mum” SINGH SONG

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She is unconventional as she swears and mocks her in-laws.
D = She is critical of his parents and when he is unable to stand up for himself she supports and backs him which shows a strong romantic love.

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“ice bergs of white feather” WINTER SWANS

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L = Metaphor = The swans are white and half submerged in the water.
D = Connotes how the couple have turned emotionally cold and it is preventing their romance thriving.
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“We”

“My” SINGH SONG

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“We” - They are a harmonious unit.

“My” - He is proud she is his wife and belongs to him.

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“share” x2 SINGH SONG

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They are emotionally close and freely express their romances.

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“silent and apart” WINTER SWANS

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L = Caesura
D = Caesura emphasizes their romantic distance - they must talk to overcome this.
C = Skirrid Hill is set of poems it comes from and comes from the Welsh word "skirrid" which means separation.
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Goes to couplets and rhymes SINGH SONG

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Structure - Shows the couple are together and in a strong romantic bond.

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Goes to couplets but doesn’t rhyme WINTER SWANS

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Structure - Couplets show how they physically close but not emotionally and not in harmony.

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