October 30, 2011
Punk Pantoum
??? The poem sounds like the speaker either wants his lover to commit suicide with him or the relationship is abusive and he is going to kill her, then realizes that he can't live without his lover and decides to kill himself as well. I'm not sure how the Punk Movement of the 70s ties in. I researched it and I already had a Sex Pistols album. =( Help!
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The punk movement is more about the backdrop, or atmosphere, of the piece. Consider how these characters live? Who are they? Why are the doing the things they do? What's the story? Who were the people who listened to punk in the 70s? Why did they listen to it or live the lifestyle? The characters are not musicians.
ReplyDeleteIf the punk atmosphere doesn't help, abandon it and look at the imagery and try to make sense of it within the form. Remember FORM = IDEA. Also, repetition reinforces meaning.