This poem takes the reader through the journey of trusting/ being part of a relationship again. When you first look at this poem it appears to deal with a person rebounding from a failed relationship into a new encounters set against the clichéd romantic backdrop of Paris. However, when you look at this poem closer it seems that despite the romantic language and imagery there is actually a dark side of the poem suggesting that the heartbroken narrator is merely looking for some company to help them deal with a previous failed relationship. The title of the poem “In Paris with You” quickly establishes what the reader thinks is the setting of the poem: Paris. Paris is often thought of as the city of love and romance.
In the poem I have chosen to compare "In Paris with you " to "To his coy mistress", in comparison to each other both poems have many similarities but the differences are shown in how the use the structure, language and theme to create different effects on the reader. To show the poems are about relationships the writer has written in first person which is the perspective of one of the people in the relationship talking about the other person. In both of the poems the theme being portrayed is 'Love' in, In Paris with you this is shown throughout the language Fenton uses "Don't talk to me of love" in this poem to show the theme of love Fenton just repeats the word love in the context, this acts as a reminder to the reader to constantly tell us it's about love this particular quote says the he or she has heard of love too many times. "In To his coy mistress" Marvel shows the theme of love by also using the word in the context "Nor would I love at a lower rate" looking upon both quotes used its shows the reader and I that the poems have two different attitudes towards love, James Fenton is more abrupt towards love because the poem is about going to Paris not to fall in love but to have fun and just have sex, using them as a rebound "resentful mess I've been through" to get over a past lover where as Marvell is showing the positive sides to love and that he cares about it more. In Addition to this In Paris with you shows repetition "don't talk to me of love" showing resentment to taking part in any romantic activities "say sod off to sodding Notre Dame" supporting our point in Fentons abrupt view, there is no repetition in "to his coy mistress" and they writer does take interest in romantic activities " Thou by the Indian Ganges side shouldest' find rubies" in comparison to in Paris with you Andrew Marvell presents the person as a hopeless romantic, this
For my assignment I chose to write about “Magic of Love” written by Helen Farries and “Love Poem” written by John Frederick Nims to compare to William Blake’s poems “The Lamb” and “The Tyger”. I would compare “Magic of Love” by Farries to William Blake’s “The Lamb”. In her poem she speaks of love in a way that I feel should be the way we all see it. I agree with her when she writes, “It can comfort and bless, it can bring happiness-“. She feels love is supposed to make you feel safe in the way religion can bring security and bring happiness to people.
Larkin portrays this sense of objectification in his poem with regards to woman as he describes a woman as a ‘bosomy English rose’ and then follows on to call her ‘beautiful’ throughout the poem portraying the sexual lust involved with love. In Larkin’s poem the male would seem he is not bothered about the unfortunate break up between him and the girl he is dating as he avoids mentioning the facts of how their relationship ended and seemed pleased she returned what is believed to be an engagement ring. Abse on the other hand is describing the atmosphere of Valentines day where he does include a sense of sexual desire however he is still hoping to fall in love as he did once before. The position both characters are in are similar. In
Story started with the baritone solo of Poppea's husband Otho who was just came back from service. He missed his wife so much but found out the shameful truth that his wife was in a relationship with emperor Nero. Then then scene changed into Poppea's bedroom. Nero was discussing with Poppea about conferring her as new empress and how he can divorce with Octavia. From the lyrics I found out Nero call Poppea "my glory","the light of my eyes" which shows his love.
The poem’s theme appears to be about unrequited love and a man wooing his “coy mistress” to sleep with him, but this poem does has a deeper meaning, which is really impressive and therefore is striking. The theme of mortality is highlighted in this poem through word choice and by using imagery which reinforces the idea of death. Words relating to death such as “ ashes” and “grave” are used to emphasise the lack of time that we have and the stark contrast between the slow, idyllic first stanza and the sped up, heavier second stanza shows the difference between the idealistic eternity and the reality that we are all mortal and have to die at some point. Another deeper theme introduced is the idea of “carpe diem” which is shown through the lustier language in the poem, word choice such as “time devour”, and also through the quickened pace of the second stanza. The speaker is not simply asking the “coy mistress” to sleep with him, what he is saying is if there was all the time in the world then life would be ideal but there is not so they have to live for the moment.
Discuss the significance of irony and humour to Postmodern practice Irony and humour is used in many post-modern artworks to reflect upon the issue it is addressing. The integration of irony and humour often signifies the artist’s reaction to the modernising world. In Ursus Wehrli’s best-seller, ‘Tidying Up Art’, he has attempted to bring order and structure to many famous artworks. For example, in his rendition of Van Gogh’s artwork ‘Bedroom’, Wehrli has decided to clean up the mess in the room and transform it into a tidy space. This idea was brought to life through his own experiences of immaculate hotel room service and his wonder as to how Van Gogh’s cluttered ‘Bedroom’ would look like if it too, had undergone the room service present today.
In order to emphasise Larkin’s outlooks onto time and it’s passing, one can highlight the similarities and differences between Larkin and Abse’s poetry. In ‘Love Songs In Age’, Larkin illustrates the view that time and it’s passing merely leads to many disappointments. The enjambment he uses amongst all three stanzas, “and stood/relearning” in the first and second and “more/the glare” between the second and third; this implies the suggestion that love cannot stop the passing of time and the instances that happen within it, for example the death of the woman’s husband. During the first stanza, Larkin uses imagery to create a memoir of the music sheets that the woman has found, “one marked in circles”, “and coloured”, suggesting that the joy of life, love and happiness isn’t appreciated until age shows what one has missed during their youth. We can then imply from this suggestion that Larkin feels time is only appreciated during the older years of one’s life.
204) and as a “punishment room” (Weldon pg. 205). The descriptions of the room help the reader understand the value of the narrator and Peter’s relationship. Since they settle for a small and dark hotel room, the reader starts to assume that the narrator is also settling
“And in all ears appropriate falsehood wakes” suggest the audience is becoming lost in the music and has a different effect on each individual. Larkin uses an oxymoron “appropriate falsehood” and romanticises New Orleans thus creating “falsehood”. An image is created in the second stanza of balconies, flower baskets and quadrilles. The Quarter of Balconies refers to the French Quarter of New Orleans, one of its oldest neighbourhoods. There’s a sense of nostalgia throughout the poem despite the period Larkin describes being before his time.