Thursday, October 6, 2011

Refrain in Lonely Hearts

Begging doesn't really work, at least when it comes to finding love. That seems to be the approach the speaker takes in "Lonely Hearts". The speaker keeps telling these descriptions of people that make me question his/her gender and sexuality. In any case, the speaker repeats two lines multiple times, which ties in with the main idea of the poem. The lines "Do you live in North London? Is it you?" and Can someone make my simple wish come true?" are repeated at the end of each stanza after the description of people. These lines are asking or begging for a companion. In the 1st phrase ("Do you live..."), the speaker asks two questions to cover all his?her bases and see if this person is it. Also, the 2nd phrase is trying to console the speaker in a sense because she calls her wish "simple". Never is finding love or companion simple. But, it seems that the speaker is trying to reassure himself/herself that he/she will find love.

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