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Poetry 3

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Mr. Dunne 1st October

We’re going to analyse a new poem with those methods.

We’re going to look at the images and what they mean.

We’re going to examine the techniques of the poem, including

consonance, repetition and rhyme.

The poem is called poem called

To my ValentineBy Ogden Nash

Today

To My ValentineMore than a catbird hates a cat,Or a criminal hates a clue,Or the Axis hates the United States,That's how much I love you.

I love you more than a duck can swim,And more than a grapefruit squirts,I love you more than a gin rummy is a bore,And more than a toothache hurts.

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,Or a juggler hates a shove,As a hostess detests unexpected guests,That's how much you I love.

I love you more than a wasp can sting,And more than the subway jerks,I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch,And more than a hangnail irks.

I swear to you by the stars above,And below, if such there be,As the High Court loathes perjurious oathes,That's how you're love by me. 

Ogden Nash

Images

More than a catbird hates a cat,

Or a criminal hates a clue,

Or the Axis hates the United States,

That's how much I love you.

To My Valentine

What do you see

Answer

Image

Meaning•S – what is it?

•E – why is it there?how does it linkto the rest of thepoem?

•R – where is it?

I love you more than a duck can swim,

And more than a grapefruit squirts,

I love you more than a gin rummy is a

bore,

And more than a toothache hurts.

To My Valentine

What do you see

Answer

Image

Meaning

•S – what is it?

•E – why is it there?

•R – where is it?

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,

Or a juggler hates a shove,

As a hostess detests unexpected guests,

That's how much you I love.

To My Valentine

What do you see

Answer Image

Meaning

•S – what?

•E – why?

•R – where?

I love you more than a wasp can sting,

And more than the subway jerks,

I love you as much as a beggar needs a

crutch,

And more than a hangnail irks.

To My Valentine

What do you see

AnswerImageMeaning

•S – w?

•E – w?

•R – w?

I swear to you by the stars above,

And below, if such there be,

As the High Court loathes perjurious

oathes,

That's how you're love by me. 

To My Valentine

What do you see

Answer

Image

Meaning

•S – what?

•E – why?

•R – Where?

Now we have

images

Techniques

To My ValentineMore than a catbird hates a cat,Or a criminal hates a clue,Or the Axis hates the United States,That's how much I love you.

I love you more than a duck can swim,And more than a grapefruit squirts,I love you more than a gin rummy is a bore,And more than a toothache hurts.

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,Or a juggler hates a shove,As a hostess detests unexpected guests,That's how much you I love.

I love you more than a wasp can sting,And more than the subway jerks,I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch,And more than a hangnail irks.

I swear to you by the stars above,And below, if such there be,As the High Court loathes perjurious oathes,That's how you're love by me. 

Ogden Nash

More than a catbird hates a cat,

Or a criminal hates a clue,

Or the Axis hates the United States,

That's how much I love you.

To My Valentine

More than a catbird hates a cat,

Or a criminal hates a clue,

Or the Axis hates the United States,

That's how much I love you.

To My Valentine Repetition

More than a catbird hates a cat,

Or a criminal hates a clue,

Or the Axis hates the United States,

That's how much I love you.

To My Valentine Repetition

Consonance

More than a catbird hates a cat,

Or a criminal hates a clue,

Or the Axis hates the United States,

That's how much I love you.

To My Valentine Repetition

Consonance

Rhyme

More than a catbird hates a cat,

Or a criminal hates a clue,

Or the Axis hates the United States,

That's how much I love you.

To My Valentine Repetition

Consonance

Rhyme

A

B

B

C

Mary had a little lamb, 

Its fleece was white as snow, 

And everywhere that Mary went 

The lamb was sure to go. 

ABCB = Simple Four-Line rhyme

A

B

B

C

I love you more than a duck can swim,

And more than a grapefruit squirts,

I love you more than a gin rummy is a

bore,

And more than a toothache hurts.

To My Valentine

I love you more than a duck can swim,

And more than a grapefruit squirts,

I love you more than a gin rummy is a

bore,

And more than a toothache hurts.

To My Valentine

Consonance

I love you more than a duck can swim,

And more than a grapefruit squirts,

I love you more than a gin rummy is a

bore,

And more than a toothache hurts.

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition

I love you more than a duck can swim,

And more than a grapefruit squirts,

I love you more than a gin rummy is a

bore,

And more than a toothache hurts.

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition

Rhyme

I love you more than a duck can swim,

And more than a grapefruit squirts,

I love you more than a gin rummy is a

bore,

And more than a toothache hurts.

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition

Rhyme

A

B

B

C

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,

Or a juggler hates a shove,

As a hostess detests unexpected guests,

That's how much you I love.

To My Valentine

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,

Or a juggler hates a shove,

As a hostess detests unexpected guests,

That's how much you I love.

To My Valentine

Consonance

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,

Or a juggler hates a shove,

As a hostess detests unexpected guests,

That's how much you I love.

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,

Or a juggler hates a shove,

As a hostess detests unexpected guests,

That's how much you I love.

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition

Rhyme

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,

Or a juggler hates a shove,

As a hostess detests unexpected guests,

That's how much you I love.

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition

Rhyme

A

B

B

C

I love you more than a wasp can sting,

And more than the subway jerks,

I love you as much as a beggar needs a

crutch,

And more than a hangnail irks.

To My Valentine

I love you more than a wasp can sting,

And more than the subway jerks,

I love you as much as a beggar needs a

crutch,

And more than a hangnail irks.

To My Valentine

Consonance

I love you more than a wasp can sting,

And more than the subway jerks,

I love you as much as a beggar needs a

crutch,

And more than a hangnail irks.

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition

I love you more than a wasp can sting,

And more than the subway jerks,

I love you as much as a beggar needs a

crutch,

And more than a hangnail irks.

To My Valentine

Rhyme

ConsonanceRepetition

I love you more than a wasp can sting,

And more than the subway jerks,

I love you as much as a beggar needs a

crutch,

And more than a hangnail irks.

To My Valentine

Rhyme

ConsonanceRepetition

A

B

B

C

I swear to you by the stars above,

And below, if such there be,

As the High Court loathes perjurious

oathes,

That's how you're love by me. 

To My Valentine

I swear to you by the stars above,

And below, if such there be,

As the High Court loathes perjurious

oathes,

That's how you're love by me. 

To My Valentine

Consonance

I swear to you by the stars above,

And below, if such there be,

As the High Court loathes perjurious

oathes,

That's how you're love by me. 

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition?

I swear to you by the stars above,

And below, if such there be,

As the High Court loathes perjurious

oathes,

That's how you're love by me. 

To My Valentine

ConsonanceRepetition?

Rhyme

A

B

B

C

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