EXAMPLE (A) Grace Chua’s poem‚ “(love song‚ with two goldfish)” describes a basic love story that yields no happy ending. In this “song”‚ male wants female‚ but the female wants more than what the male can provide. A difference in desires is established. Although the characters of this song are both goldfish‚ I believe this story represents and can act as a metaphor for numerous relationships in which a female feels trapped or closed in and the male that loves her if not capable of satisfying
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(Love song‚ with two goldfish.) The poem‚ “love song‚ with two goldfish” by Grace Chua is about a romantic relationship of two goldfish that unlike a lot of love stories does not result in a happy ending. It seems as though in this poem‚ humans have been replaced with two goldfish; a man and a woman with very different wants and needs which ends in the woman leaving the man for ‘something more’‚ something that he cannot offer. The title of the poem‚ ‘love song…’ straightaway informs the
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In the poem‚ “(love song‚ with two goldfish)” by Grace Chua‚ the author describes the evolution of a young romance between two goldfish with its consequential rise and fall using imagery and metaphors. From the title we can automatically understand what the poem will be about and the parenthesis give an image of the shape of the fishbowl‚ creating a setting. The title is not capitalized because it is not just a statement‚ but is in fact part of a story that is constantly evolving and has many aspects
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The nature of the relationships throughout the poem seems to change from a seemingly equal sense of love from both goldfish‚ to a more one-sided relationship in the last stanza of the poem. In the first stanza the male character is said to be a “drifter”‚ this foreshadows the later stages of the poem as he slowly becomes ambitionless. He is bounded by his own infatuations so much so that he fails to realize what is happening in the present; this is signified in the second stanza where the idea of
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“(love song‚ with two goldfish)” Commentary “(love song‚ with two goldfish)”‚ by Grace Chua‚ is a humorous take on the kind of stereotypical romance that is often represented in popular music. In Chua’s version of the love song romance‚ goldfish seem to replace actual humans which gives her an opportunity to poke gentle fun at the genre as well as use some particularly fishy clichés and puns. In the poem we meet two young lovers who seem to be hitting it off. The male of the pair makes the first
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Love is “an intense feeling of attraction”. This is how Webster’s Dictionary defines love. It is much more complicated than that though‚ or maybe we just make it out to be more complicated‚ either way it’s hard to explain. A few words that characterize love for me are sacrifice‚ safe‚ comfortable‚ commitment‚ selfless‚ trust‚ and bond. Love is more than just a word‚ it’s an action. It is accepting and appreciating someone for who they are regardless of their flaws and trusting that you’ll stick by
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(Love song with two goldfish) - By Grace Chua Although the title of this poem‚ (love song‚ with two goldfish)‚ suggests the predictable romantic love story‚ the context of the poem is about how the relationship between the two goldfish ends because the male goldfish could not satisfy the female goldfish’s hunger for freedom. The increasing effect of the stanzas‚ which comprises the use of irony and imagery‚ serves to bring out the central theme of imprisonment. The quote “has nowhere else to go”
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The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock In the poem‚ The Love song‚ written by T.S. Elliot‚ J Alfred Prufrock is a man who is very lonely and insecure. He goes throughout his life wishing for a change‚ but never stepping up to the plate and actually making a change. The title of the poem portrays to the reader that the poem is going to be full of love and romance. The reader soon found out later that the poem is just the opposite from the title‚ a sad‚ lonesome man who is not only lacking love‚ but
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The Song of Love “This Kiss” by Faith Hill is a beautiful song because it tells us the truth of love‚ and also the smooth rhythm makes me feel very comfortable. Furthermore‚ I really like the voice of the singer. It can lead us to a peaceful world‚ and give people the space to relax‚ to enjoy. Also‚ this song reminds people of the love‚ especially those who has already forgotten the pure love in life. The lyrics of the song is the best part‚ it expresses the joys of being in love through the act
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"A Subaltern’s Love Song" is a rhapsodic poem that details the poet’s real-life infatuation. Betjeman does not use the military definition of subaltern here‚ but instead is referring to someone in an inferior position. The author struggles‚ somewhat happily‚ against his love interest as she continually bests him at tennis. In Literature‚ poems can often be very difficult for one to comprehend and interpret the author’s perspective. Many people grew only being exposed to the basic “Roses are red
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