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Cozy Apologia: Rita Dove (Themes (Place, Love, Relationships), Structure…
Cozy Apologia: Rita Dove
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Written "To Fred" (her boyfriend) and talks about an ordinary love that isn't affected by Big Bad Floyd
Big Bad Floyd was a hurricane that occurred in the US in 1919 and triggered the largest, target evacuation in US history.
"Hurricane is Nudging up the Coast" implies that Big Bad Floyd isn't all that dangerous because it doesn't impact the love Fred and Rita have for each other.
Structure
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Free Verse
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"I could pick anything and think of you" sounds like a conversation between the couple, talking and reminiscing about their love for each other and the "Post-Modern age".
Love is Ordinary
"We're Content" implies love is ordinary because it shows that they are not perfect in love, they still have bad times, but are "Content" with what they have.
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"Fall short of the Divine" implies that Dove knows they're not perfect because they are ordinary in love.
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Fred is her Hero
The line,"Set me free" suggests that Fred set Dove free from her pain and kept her "From melancholy" just as a hero would.
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