“Lonely Hearts” which was written by Wendy Cope in 1986 appears to be her longing for company. From what we can observe Cope utilizes two forms while composing this poem. These forms include a rhetorical approach and is metrical. The type of language Cope uses for this poem seems to be formal, although it is complex in the way the stanza interrelates. The difficulty of villanelles poems is relevant due to the title “Lonely Hearts”, as if Cope reflects her longing to be a difficult task.
From the difficulty of its style, writing villanelles consists of 19 lines that include the arrangement of five tercents, and quatrains which interrelate through the stanza from the first through the third lines. With its complexity, it becomes very hard to interpret. This style of composition was introduced by “French courtly poets…” (729). From what we can understand the character in the poem “Libran” is lonely and needs company. Through the use of this character Cope’s interpretation of the character is unequivocal. …show more content…
This could in a sense reflect the loneliness of the poet. The special use she makes through the repetition of the stanza appear to be longing or the desire to not be alone. “Do you live in London? Is it you?” (729). And, “Can someone make my simple wish come true?” (729). Cope does this by questions that relate to one another from line one through line three (villanelles)
From the difficulty of its style, writing villanelles consists of 19 lines that include the arrangement of five tercents, and quatrains which interrelate through the stanza from the first through the third lines. With its complexity, it becomes very hard to interpret. This style of composition was introduced by “French courtly poets…” (729). From what we can understand the character in the poem “Libran” is lonely and needs company. Through the use of this character Cope’s interpretation of the character is unequivocal. …show more content…
This could in a sense reflect the loneliness of the poet. The special use she makes through the repetition of the stanza appear to be longing or the desire to not be alone. “Do you live in London? Is it you?” (729). And, “Can someone make my simple wish come true?” (729). Cope does this by questions that relate to one another from line one through line three (villanelles)