Poetry Anthology - Cozy Apologia

Question 1

Key themes

Answer 1

Love
Comfort
Place

Question 2

Structure

Answer 2

Written in free verse with enjambement - sounds conversational, sense of authenticity and spontaneity
‘For Fred’ - makes it seem more personal and real

Question 3

Key quotes (7)

Answer 3

‘Lamp’ and ‘pen’
‘To set me free’
‘Worthless boys’
‘Floyd’s cussing up a storm’
‘You’re bunkered in your aerie, Im perched in mine’
‘With you’

Question 4

Analyse ‘lamp’ and ‘pen’

Answer 4

Everyday domestic objects
Contrasts with traditional love poem imagery

Question 5

Analyse ‘to set me free’

Answer 5

Speakers partner is associated with freedom and safety
Her relationship is not restrictive

Question 6

Analyse ‘worthless boys’

Answer 6

Rhyme scheme ends suggesting abandonment of her past relationships
‘Boys’ - lack of maturity, past partners failed to meet the depth of her current relationship

Question 7

‘Floyd’s cussing up a storm’

Answer 7

Reference to hurricane Floyd
Contrasts the external chaos with the safety and calmness of her relationship

Question 8

Analyse ‘you’re bunkered in your aerie, I’m perched in mine’

Answer 8

Eagles nest metaphor highlights love as a source of stability and security
‘Bunkered’ is associated with safety and security

Question 9

Analyse ‘with you’

Answer 9

Last words of the poem
Deliberate final emphasis of her partner

Question 10

Context

Answer 10

Modern poem - unconventional and rejects old ideas
Written about Hurricane Floyd - symbolises external chaos which does not affect their relationship
She is happily settled - comfortable and happy in her relationship