In Paris With You Analysis

Duffy, Fenton and Rossetti all present good and bad in their poems. In, the poem ‘Hour’ by Duffy we see a references, for example she uses a Greek myth. This shows how the poem might be tragic. The poem ‘In Paris with you’, there is repetition which shows how the writer is trying to get their point across. Moreover, Rossetti uses rhetorical question and also different similes and metaphors. Also, Fenton and Rossetti talk about how love can be good and bad. These ideas would be explored further throughout this essay.

In the poem ‘Sister Maude’ there are many ideas of bad presented. Rossetti, shows how a relationship between two sisters can be negative; ‘Sister Maude shall get no sleep’. This indicates that Sister Maude might have done something

bad and betrayed her which was killing the narrator’s lover. We see how the narrator does not forgive Sister Maude and they’re not very close. This is similar to the poem In Paris with you’; by they both talk about their relationships and how that it didn’t go too well. For example, how the narrator had a lover but got killed by Sister Maude. In each stanza it contains even lines that rhyme; this regular pattern helps to reinforce the traditional source for the poem because older poetry is often characterised by the use of strict structural devices like rhyme. Moreover, there are religious references in the poem, reflecting conventions with society at the time. Hour follows the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet; it has fourteen lines and a predictable rhyme scheme.
In the poem “Hour”; Duffy represents good and bad.

The poem talks about how time goes quick for the two lovers, and how every minute is important to them. When it says “we find an hour together, spend it not on flowers”. This suggests that do not want to waste time on doing the typical romantic stuff and spend time with each other. This is because they know that they do not have enough time. Moreover, when the narrator refers to a mythology “Midas”. This implies that there time together might be tragic. The story ends as Midas changes his loved one to gold. This left him having no-one, this how love can end being a tragedy. This highlights that love does not end good always and something bad could happen. This links to “Sister Maude” by Rossetti it shows how love does not end well and something or someone can destroy

it.
In the poem “In Paris with you” Fenton shows good and bad ideas that can occur in relationships.

When, it shows that the narrator is “angry” because he has been “bamboozled”. This shows how he still has not forgotten about his past relationship. Also, how he is upset “I get tearful when I’ve downed a drink or two”. This implies that he is stressed and thinks the only thing to help him is to drink alcohol to make him feel better and not think about the past. He also describes himself as “marooned”; this heightens that he thinks that he is alone even though that he is with someone. Furthermore, when the narrator talks about how he is on a “rebound”. This shows how he is still thinking about his past relationship and is not over it. Additionally, he repeats three times “Don’t talk to me of love”, this implies that he is fed up of people talking about love because he didn’t end well for him. The poem has four stanzas of five or six lines, with a longer stanza of nine lines in the centre, acting as a chorus in which the mood of the poem changes. The repeated line “I’m in Paris with you”, this reflects the speakers insistent concentration on the present. There is a colloquial language, suggesting this is an informal poem. For example “had an earful” and “say sod off to sodding Notre Dame”.

To conclude, the three poems show how love can always not end in a good way. Fenton, Duffy and Rossetti all have something in common, which is how they present the good and bad in

people.