The poem is about love and regret. The narrator reminisces about the good memories shared in Paris (the city of romance) with their lover and how they rejected traditional romantic experiences for that of a shabby hotel room and sensual moments. The narrator prefers remembering a happy time with his lover, than the bitterness and hurt that is the present.
Questions
1. What does the poet mean in the first stanza when he says he is “talking wounded”, “hostage” and “maroonded”?
2. How do we know the past relationship is painful for him?
3. What is the effect of repeating the refrain “I’m in Paris with you”?
4. Why has the third stanza been indented?
5. How do we know there is a sexual theme in the poem?
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