Assisi Flashcards
Dwarf
> Derogatory, non medical, insulting, negative tone
Hands of backwards
> Physical deformity, no hint of sympathy, compassion,
pain, casual tone
> McCaig dehumnanises the beggar to shock us into a
reaction
Sat, slumped like a half-filled sack
> Simile, deeply pesamistic, sad image useless,
by-product, no worth, not precious
> Inanimate object compared to not a living thing / person
> Alliteration of the ‘s’ creates a sad, sighing sound
Tiny twisted legs
> Alliteration showing the dwarfs deformity, creating the image of a rag doll, legs gnarled, not working + looks out of place.
From which
sawdust might run
> Enjambement emphasises time delay
> Metaphor suggesting no purpose by-product + feeble flow of sawdust
Outside
> Irony as people are disconnected
Three tiers
> Juxtaposition contrasts beggar and big fancy church
> Huge, highly ornate, stories, fancy cake/dress, an add on, decorate, over the top, elaborate and not an essential
Brother
of the poor
> Spent his life helping the poor but tourists don’t care
> Enjambement further emphasising the irony of the
situation
Not being dead yet
> Sarcastic tone emerging - beggar would be better dead because he has nothing to live for + physical + emotional pain.
> Poet feels sorry for him
Frescoes
> Materialistic tour guide not educating the tourists about faith and treating everyone equally
> Commercialised, gives no sense of deep devotion to his religion
Illiterate
> Pompous superiority of the priest
Suffering
of his son.
> Alliteration + enjambement
> The tourists + priest are oblivious to whats actually going on.
Son.
> Caesura
> The priest is not what he says he is
Cleverness
> Sarcastic + ironic tone
> Ambiguous, sneaky, devious and suspicious behavoiur. manipulating his job for commercial gain
> Making money off frescoes
A rush of tourists… word.
> Extended metaphor
> society is grouped together like a flock of birds and is ignoring the suffering
