New GCSE English Literature WJEC Eduqas Anthology Poetry Guide - for the Grade 9-1 Course
This is an overview and a quote analysis of the poem 'Cozy Apologia' by Rita Dove. It is included in the poetry anthology for GCSE English Literature if you are doing the exam of WJEC Eduqas. It was made by me for the 2019 GCSE exams which I have just completed and of which I recieved a Grade 9 for...
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Cozy Apologia
BY RITA DOVE
CONTEXT:
She faced prejudice for marring a white man – who was a fellow writer - in
1979 America.
She writes about their domestic life which may mean this is an
autobiographical poem.
It is set against the arrival of Hurricane Floyd, a powerful storm which hit
the east coast of the USA in 1999.
RHYME SCHEME:
Irregular rhythm and rhyme scheme mirror the speaker's scattered,
wandering thoughts
Though the continued presence of rhyme and metre suggest the
continuing strength of the couple's love.
TONE & MOOD:
Dreamy
Wandering
Positive
Dismantled
Passionate
Intimate
Sincere
THEMES:
Nature
Transience/change
Fragility
Memories
Relationships/love
Freedom/confinement
Time
Identity
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