John Betjemin Poetry
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'John Betjeman's poetry both informs and amuses.' With reference to at least two of his poems show how accurate this statement is.
John Betjeman became poet laureate in 1972, and was well known for his appearances on television. One characteristic of Betjeman's poems is his use of satire. With his ....
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.... pulls the public into his creation by emphasising the lines:
'So spake the brewers P.R.O.,
A man who really ought to know,
For he is paid for doing so.'
with a rhyming triplet instead of a rhyming couplet. Betjeman stresses the PRO's contradictory character and adds some sarcasm when he says that the PRO 'kindly' gave him a 'free' colour booklet. Betjeman is also showing that the PRO constantly puts on a façade by saying that he was kind. The PRO wouldn't be expected to be mean which makes ....
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