No Thank You John

Question 1

What is the rhyme scheme and rhythm of NTYJ and how does the mirror the message

Answer 1

ABAB rhyme scheme & regular quatrains > speaker fixed in her thinking and delivers a simple message

Question 2

What is the first line of the poem NTYJ and how does her words change on the fist line of the second stanza

Answer 2

“I never said I love you, John:” > simplistic harsh direct message
> “you know I never loved you, John” - repetition using different words > condescending

Question 3

Finish the line from NTYJ: “why will you haunt me with a face as wan …

Answer 3

… As shows an hour old ghost”
- breaks rhyme scheme > becomes adapted and starts to loose control
- gorging imagery of haunting > relentless, annoying, subverts gothic damsel in distress trope as she puts him in his place

Question 5

NYYJ: “I’d rather say no to…

Answer 5

Fifty johns Ryan say yes to you” > harsh hyperbolic language

Question 6

How does the speaker formalise there relationship in NTYJ

Answer 6

“Let us strike hands as heart friends”
“Open treaty.”