assisi Flashcards
The dwarf
Shocking
Dehumanised the beggar
Foregrounds the figure of suffering
His hands on backwards
Ambiguous. Could be His Hands Held out . could be hyperbole for his deformities
Sat slumped like a half filled sack
Sibilance emphasises lack of energy
Too weak to support himself. Dehumanised
Sawdust might run
Life leaking out
Outside the three tiers of church built
Literally outside he’s been marginalized not welcome by the church
Contrast with the beggar and the building
In Honour of st. Francis, brother
Contrast no honour from anyone
Over him he had the advantage of not being dead yet
He will be soon
Dark humour to emphasise ill fortune of the beggar. Better tone
That would reveal that to the illiterate the goodness of God and the suffering of his son
The church not fulfilling it’s role anymore the frescoes do the work
People who really need help the church has relinquished its responsibility
Alliteration and sibilance echoing tone of bitterness
A rush of tourists clucking contentedly fluttered after him as he scattered the grain of the word
Speaker does not include himself . lots of them not fully engaged
Tourist equal chickens stupid and blindly obedient. Onamatopoeic alliteration
Scophantic, stupid and showy
Priests words = grain chickens desperately pick it
It was they who passed the ruined temple outside
Accusatory
Metaphor. Beggar = temple. Deserving of worship but has become neglected
Whose eyes wept pus, whose back was higher than his head, whose lopsided mouth
List + repetition to emphasise the physical problems
Shocking graphic image. We sympathise with the beggar
He is imperfect
Said Grazie in a voice as sweet as a child when she speaks to her mother
Structurally held back revealing what’s inside. This is what matters.
Simile- purity and goodness. Mother and daughter = total goodness
Despite miserable life he expresses gratitude
A birds when it spoke to St Francis
He lived well. Not a hypocrite. Lived by his principals. This is what the catholic church has forgotten
