In Paris With You - James Fenton - MindMap

In Paris With You - James Fenton - MindMap

1. Song

   • Its set out like a song with a refrain - "I'm in Paris with you" - this shows that he doesn't want to think about the past only the present

2. Half rhymes

   • The half rhyme of "Elysees" and "Sleazy" emphaseses the contrast - maybe between his two lovers

3. Colloquial Language

   • the use of normal language "downed a drink" makes a comic effect on the poetic theme of love in the poem - shows he thinks love is a joke

4. Teasing

   • the narrator of the poem is teasing the person he is with by making everything about her body rather than her feelings - emphasises this by saying "am I embaressing you?"

5. Rhymes

   • "wounded" and "maroonded" ephasises his pain - maroonded is a made up word - makes it seem like a joke

6. Metaphors

   • The hotel room is portayed as sleazy and falling apart "hotel walls are peeling" - metaphor for who he's with
     • he makes her seem worse by lisiting the bad things and saying "and I'm in paris with you"

7. Negative

   • overall there is a negative feeling to the poem - suggests he is really upset about his previous relationship

8. Sarcastic

   • "we" in italics suggests a sarcastic tone - the first mention of someone else isnt serious