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Cussing up a storm' it frees her from the business of everyday life. Being cosy indoors also allows the couple to be together - this gives the speaker the chance to reflect on their happy domestic life together. Men: the poem refers to different memories and fantasies about men the speaker has known. 'Astride a dappled mare', 'silver stirrups', 'chain mail glinting', 'to set me free', 'Oddly male', 'worthless boys', 'thin as licorice and as chewy', 'Sweet with a dark and hollow center' The speaker imagines her partner as a heroic knight in shining armour. This is a cliché (overused and unoriginal) of romantic love which may be used in irony (a mismatch between the actual meaning and what is implied). The speaker may be gently teasing her partner by making this comparison. Another male presence is the hurricane which is 'oddly male' as most hurricanes are given female
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