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‘In Paris with You’ James Fenton revision notes GCSE English Ormerod

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Poem
Key Points
show Recounted by a narrator whose relationship has just ended and who is now in Paris with someone else. He does not want to talk about the relationship or enjoy Paris – just to enjoy the moment.  
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‘In Paris with You’ James Fenton THEMES   show
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show Self-pity. Bitterness. Humour. Intimacy. Teasing.  
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show The poem has four stanzas of 5 or 6 lines, with a longer stanza of 9 lines in the centre like a chorus, in which the mood of the poem changes. The first half of the poem deals with the past; the second half is concerned with enjoying the present.  
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show Written in the first person. Suggests we are hearing one side of a conversation. Use of colloquial language- informal, honest. Word play/humour – ‘I'm one of your talking wounded’ ‘maroonded’  
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‘In Paris with You’ James Fenton KEY QUOTES   show
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