The Bargain Flashcards
Confusion on what to do with the deteriorating relationship
” looking back, looking forward/ don’t know which way”
Speaker’s attitude changing to being more hopeful however still doubting
“Yes today we’re in love aren’t we?”
Speaker’s insecurity is looking for reassurance shown through assonance
“All I want/is my glad eye to catch/a glint in your flinty northern face again”
The relationship being flawed but they are still together shown through the objects
“Our affection for the slightly cracked”
Never put much effort into the relationship and there is no real commitment
“We’ve never shouldered much./ we’ll stick to small ikons for our home”
Sense of tension and irratation within the couple and football fans
“Rubbing the wrong way”
The couples unwillingness to talk about their relationship
“So we hadn’t the stomach for it today”
Optimism has been replaced by cold reality that the couple won’t be fixed
“A pin-stripe waistcoat that needs a stitch it just won’t get”
Masculine rhyme creates an air of finality as they decide what to do
“I wish we could either mend things/ or learn to throw them away”
