ode on a grayson perry urn

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  • Ode on a Grayson Perry Urn
    • Beauty
      • questions how beauty is defined in society
        • "each girl is buff, each geezer toned"
    • Materialism
      • Society has become materialistic and brand conscious
        • Burberry clad louts
    • Beauty VS Time
      • The greatest beauty can be found in societies definition of beauty
        • relates to a Grayson Perry artwork that brings the old with the new
    • Tone
      • A chatty style evokes a sense of an engaging poem
        • "Hello! whats all this here?"
          • How a policeman addresses you
      • Young ignorance by the sense of danger created by the cars
    • Language
      • Sexual Language
        • Shows how carefree the younger generation are
          • "Pulsing Juices which ... fills every pair of calvins"
          • "Chlamydia roulette"
    • Imagery
      • Depicts society from an older generations perspective
        • "Pumped on youth and ecstasy"
          • "pentioners and parents telephone... to plead for quiet"
        • Becomes prominant in the last stanza
          • The poet seems to be reaching out to the younger generation
    • Structure
      • 10 line stanzas similar to an Ode to a Grecian urn with Iambic Pentamiter
        • The Iambic pentamiter is similar to a garage beat or drum and bass with constant rythm
      • Caesura draws attention to words with a greater meaning
        • Too young to appreciate the peril that they are in
  • Comparisons
    • YOUTH
      • To my nine year old self

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