Waiting for a storm to hit, the speaker hunkers down, snug and safe in her study. Though Hurricane Floyd disrupts the business of daily life, it also allows time for daydreams. So, with time on her hands, the speaker finds herself daydreaming about her partner. Everything the speaker sees, from the rain outside to the ink on the page, reminds her of her partner. She pictures him as a knight in shining armour, protecting her. He's a vivid contrast, she thinks, to the 'worthless' boys she used to date. She's embarrassed by how content their cosy, ordinary lives have made them. Yet she draws comfort from filling the 'stolen time' resulting from the hurricane's approach with thoughts of Fred. The word 'apologia' means 'a defence'. A of the poem's title might be, 'A Defence of Cosiness'. Themes Extreme weather conditions from a hurricane is a key theme in Apologia’ ‘Cozy A number of unifying ideas or run through the poem. Different readers may attach more or less significance to each of these themes, depending upon how they view the poem. Theme Evidence Analysis References to a writer's study, with computers and office equipment, 'for Fred', suggests 'the glossy Dove is blue/ My writing pen exudes, about her Biography and drying own memory: poem matte, upon experiences is a first-person the page', as a writer. narrative. It may 'You're This be dedicated to bunkered in intimate the poet's your/ detail is one husband, Aerie, I'm of the suggesting it perched in poem's could be mine/ strengths. It autobiographical. (Twin is also desks, possible computers, that the hardwood writer is floors)' picturing a fictional figure who shares many of the writer's own experiences. 'Today a While hurricane is Hurricane nudging up Floyd has Weather: the the coast,/ potential to imminent arrival Oddly bring of Hurricane male: Big destruction, Floyd and its Bad Floyd, the speaker potential impact who brings suggests runs throughout a host/ Of that the the poem. daydreams', storm is 'Floyd's/ welcome -
Waiting for a storm to hit, the speaker hunkers down, snug and safe in her study. Though Hurricane Floyd disrupts the business of daily life, it also allows time for daydreams. So, with time on her hands, the speaker finds herself daydreaming about her partner. Everything the speaker sees, from the rain outside to the ink on the page, reminds her of her partner. She pictures him as a knight in shining armour, protecting her. He's a vivid contrast, she thinks, to the 'worthless' boys she used to date. She's embarrassed by how content their cosy, ordinary lives have made them. Yet she draws comfort from filling the 'stolen time' resulting from the hurricane's approach with thoughts of Fred. The word 'apologia' means 'a defence'. A of the poem's title might be, 'A Defence of Cosiness'. Themes Extreme weather conditions from a hurricane is a key theme in ‘Cozy Apologia’ A number of unifying ideas or run through the poem. Different readers may attach more or less significance to each of these themes, depending upon how they view the poem. Theme Evidence Analysis Biography and memory: poem is a first-person narrative. It may be dedicated to the poet's husband, suggesting it could be autobiographical. 'for Fred', 'the glossy blue/ My pen exudes, drying matte, upon the page', 'You're bunkered in your/ Aerie, I'm perched in mine/ (Twin desks, computers, hardwood floors)' References to a writer's study, with computers and office equipment, suggests Dove is writing about her own experiences as a writer. This intimate detail is one of the poem's strengths. It is also possible that the writer is picturing a fictional figure who shares many of the writer's own experiences. Weather: the imminent arrival of Hurricane Floyd and its potential impact runs throughout the poem. 'Today a hurricane is nudging up the coast,/ Oddly male: Big Bad Floyd, who brings a host/ Of daydreams', 'Floyd's/ While Hurricane Floyd has potential to bring destruction, the speaker suggests that the storm is welcome -
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