The document is a poem reminiscing on past memories between the poet and their love interest. Each stanza describes a scenario where the poet thought the person would be angry or drop them, but they did not. The poet reflects on how this person put up with them and loved them through many things, leaving the reader with a sense of nostalgia and regret from the poet over lost love.

1. REMEMBER THE TIME
YOU LENT ME YOUR
CAR AND I DENTED IT?
I THOUGHT YOU’D KILL
ME…
BUT YOU DIDN’T.
REMEMBER THE TIME I
FORGOT TO TELL YOU
THE DANCE WAS
FORMAL, AND YOU
CAME IN JEANS?
I THOUGHT YOU’D
HATE ME…
BUT YOU DIDN’T.
REMEMBER THE TIMES
I’D FLIRT WITH
OTHER BOYS JUST TO
MAKE YOU JEALOUS,
AND
YOU WERE?
I THOUGHT YOU’D
DROP ME…
BUT YOU DIDN’T.
THERE WERE PLENTY
OF THINGS YOU DID TO
PUT UP WITH ME,
TO KEEP ME HAPPY,
TO LOVE ME, AND
THERE ARE

6. The Vietnam War was a cold war that started in
1959 and ended in 1975.
 Around 4 million lives were lost because of it.
 People from countries such as
Vietnam, Cambodia, United States, Laos, South
Korea, People's Republic of
China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand
fought in the cruel war.
 The North Vietnamese army and their Viet Cong
allies won the war. The United States and other
foreign nations withdrew their troops by 1973.
 Vietnam then became a communist country.
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7. Love- the scenarios the poet puts forward
demonstrate obvious intimacy. The
overwhelming feeling of nostalgia leaves the
reader in no doubt of the poet’s affection for the
subject.
 Loss- as the poem nears the end pressures begin
to rise. I would imagine the poet may become
quite melancholy recalling the loss of her loved
one.
 Loyalty- the subject in the poem is clearly a very
loyal person. This is highlighted at the end of
every stanza when the poet states “but you
didn’t”.


8. The poem has a feeling of nostalgia and regret.
 There is colloquial language used in the poem
which creates a conversational tone. Coupled with
the poet’s use of past tense, this establishes an air
of nostalgia.
 The increasing length of each paragraph and the
use of repetition create a crescendo. The
crescendo produces a slightly hysterical tone
emphasising loss and making the last paragraph
more effective.
 Regret is evident especially in the final verse. She
reminisces over her missed opportunity and is,
perhaps, ashamed of some of her actions.


9.  There
are four main images in this poem.
 Each stanza centres around a different
image.
 The images described are not very beautiful
or evocative, they are merely used to set the
scene of each verse.
 However, the images are simple and
universal which means that a clear picture is
imagined by the reader.

10. The images in the
poem are poorly
detailed and quite
shallow. This makes us
consider how much the
poet really loved the
man she is writing
about. The colloquial
tone may also imply
that the poem was
written by a young girl.
This makes us ponder if
the two were truly in
love or if it was just an
infatuation.
Archaic language is
evident when the poet
uses phrases such as
“drop me” and “the
dance”. This gives an
impression that the
poet is an old lady,
thinking back to the
memories of the love
of her life and that the
poem is her method of
nostalgic reminiscence.

11. 
Where is repetition evident?


The end of every stanza “but you didn’t”.
What effect does repetition have on the reader?
Creating rhythm, breaking up the poem.
 In each stanza she outlines a good trait
(patience/forgiveness…). She reasserts his good trait
through repetition.

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Why doesn’t the poet use his name?


She may not use his name because it is something
that happens to many people and this may make the
poem easy to relate to for some people.
What is the effect of her personal pronouns?

It is something that has greatly impacted her personal
life.