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Rubbish at Adultery
- About the Poems
- Affair coming to an end as woman had expectation = fun, passion but reality = disappointment as man could not flee guilt
- Dramatic monologue spoken by mistress
About the Poems
Kissing
- Compares young and old couples- how love changes through age
- Romantic love, love + passion
The woman rejects the ordinary empty gestures of love, and wants unconventional gifts
End of poem= impression that love deteriorates
Dramatic monologue spoken by mistress
About pleasure and sensuality you experience in a relationship
Short term love, no hint of long term 'break free'
Lustful love, not romantic
Romantic love, love + passion
Compares young and old couples- how love changes through age
How love changes over time
Compares love then to now. Child talking about parents
Affair coming to an end as woman had expectation = fun, passion but reality = disappointment as man could not flee guilt
Sombre/melancholy mood
elegiac (adj) - mourning song
Concept of love, explore what is meant by love
If the love is true, it will not change with time or circumstances
Sonnet 116
- Concept of love, explore what is meant by love
- If the love is true, it will not change with time or circumstances
Valentine
- End of poem= impression that love deteriorates
- The woman rejects the ordinary empty gestures of love, and wants unconventional gifts

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