Assisi Flashcards
his hands on backwards
metaphor
suggests that the extent of his disabilities are crippling
sat, slumped
word choice
sibilance and onomatopoeia emphasises how defeated the beggar is
like a half filled sack
simile
the beggar is dehumanised maybe he goes by totaly unnoticed
three tiers of churches built in honor of St. Francis
word choice
contrast between this powerful and evidently wealthy structure and the plight of the beggar
St Francis, brother of the poor
word choice
irony in mentioning St Francis as the church goes against all he valued
advantage of not being dead yet
word choice
tone is bitter and cynical - the beggars life is probably a living torture and the beggar is a symbol of St Francis but is ignored completely
how clever it was of Giotto
word choice
shows hypocrisy of the church as the priest spends his time on tour guides for profit but should be helping the Beggar
illiterate the goodness of god and the suffering of his son
alliteration
highlights the true christian message to help others
word choice
ironic as everyone fails to act on this
I understood the explanation and cleverness
short sentence
displays the poets sarcasm. He disapproves of the churches hypocracy
clucking contentedly
metaphor
compares the tourists to chickens the poet mocks the the tourists desire who simply accept anything they are told and fail to act on the christian message.
they who had passed
word choice
accusatory tone regarding the tourists
the grain of the word
metaphor
suggests that the tourists are being fed the christian message
ruined temple
metaphor
biblical illusion to the body being sacred, but the beggar has lacked help and support so his body is now crippled
whose eyes wept pus, whose back was higher than his head, whose lopsided mouth
list
exaggerates the extent of the beggars suffering
as sweet as a childs
simile
the beggars actions present his innocence as he is being antictous of all the greed we have seen in the poem so far
St Francis
word choice
the mention of St francis at the end of the poem is a reminder of what is at the heart of the poem, the importance of christian charity and reminding us not to forget it
A rush… St Francis
long sentence
the sentence ends with St Francis name effectively drawing empathy from the reader for the beggars plight as it emphasises the christian message
