I absolutely love this poem, it is by far my favorite in this chapter. The language is common and easy to understand. It also relates to many modern and universal experiences. The poem discusess people who are lonely and looking for someone like themselves. These personal newspaper ads all describe specific personality traitx that each person desires.
"Male biker seeks female for touring fun."
"..into music, Shakespeare, and the sun.."
"Successful, straight and solvent?"
In the end, though, all of these "lonely hearts" really desire the same thing. They all want/need someone to love. The structure of this poem also reflects this theme. Each stanza of the villanelle consists of two lines at the beginning in which describe the specific characteristics. The third and final line of each stanza are alternated between the two similar questions.
1. "Do you live in North London too? Is it you?"
2. "Can someone make my simple wish come true?"
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and what's significant about those two lines? Why repeat those two?
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