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Love As A Love Poem

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It is a love poem that is written in an unusual form of dialogue. This dialogue between the lovers adds personality to the poem. The lovers however know one another and have a shared history. As he still attempts to amaze the woman even after she has criticized him. It is vague whether the poet is openly communicating with her or is it only a conversation that is occurring in his mind. However, I will assume that it is a conversation that is a reality and that the poet is communicating directly with the woman as the poem indicates in the first stanza “She says :”(Line2) and “She insists” (Line4) also mentioned in the final stanza “She says” (Line8). Therefore, this suggests that they are communicating with each other. As the poet writes this …show more content…

This suggests that the poet is writing from his heart and feelings which characterizes the poem as sincere and genuine. The poet attempts to redeem himself after the woman has criticized him in the first stanza. However, he would have desired to remain with the technique of a metaphoric dialogue. The poet however uses a different representation in this stanza as the woman would prefer a more literal dialogue of his love as she insists “Then you’d better think twice” (Line4). The woman is aware that the poet is capable of better-quality writing. This indicates that they have a shared history. It suggests that the woman motivates the poet to write “better” (Line 4) and also she acts as inspiration for the poet. The first and second stanzas complement each other. The fact that the poet uses a different dialogue technique in the second stanza reveals his love for this woman. The poet is willing to terminate his own writing technique for her “So I write” (Line5). He would adjust the dialogue of the poem if it were to make the woman delighted and captivated. This is the reason it is a love poem, despite it being written in an unconventional dialogue. The poet would express his love through his poem in order to impress the

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