Analysis Of The Poem Quickdraw - 1413 Words

In Quickdraw the poem seems to have 14 lines, not counting the two lines that are broken up by themselves,but, it doesn t follow the normalities of an original sonnet as it breaks some of the rules of the sonnet. It doesn t have a consistent iambic pentameter, inferring that the relationship between the couple is fractious and broken, putting an huge effect on the reader to emphasis the strong feelings of hatred the couple has for one another. In addition, the quatrains that are structured in the poem look very familiar to the shape of a gun. A gun, used for self defence or to bring someone to harm demonstrates the conflict the couple has between each other. To the point were both is in need of protection which they can only resort to a gun, violence. Furthermore, Quickdraw is telling a story to the readers, but as you read further down the poem the narrator seems as though she is suffering more as you go down each quatrain caused by the fractious relationship she is currently in; fu rther amplifying how crippled the relationship is between the couple . The use of enjambment is used in quatrain 2 and 3, were the lines are broken away from the quatrain when they clearly could have fitted it on the last line to make it a 14 line sonnet. However, the use of enjambment could indicate the fragmented state the relationship is in;showing the strong feelings of hatred. These broken up lines have turned the poem Quickdraw to a broken sonnet suggesting an emotional outburst of