Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Lonely Hearts Question 1

In the poem Lonely Hearts by Wendy Cope, five personal advertisements are placed in the form of a poem.   Each personal advertisement asks for a lover for a different person, saying "Can someone make my simple wish come true?"(P. 973). The first ad is for a biker seeking someone to tour with him. The second ad is a gay vegetarian who wants someone to listen to music and read Shakespeare with him. The third regards an executive searching a bisexual woman. The fourth brings a straight laced gentleman searching for an attractive Jewish lady with a son. The final is about a librarian searching for a slim non smoker under 21. All of the ads seem rather stereotypical, asking for what one would expect the groups would want. The needs the people in the ads range from what one would expect to rather out of place. The poem tells an odd story of 5 people looking for love.

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