Assisi Flashcards
1
Q
“Outside”
A
Churches built irony
The setting of the poem
Highlights the hypocrisy
2
Q
Rush
A
Quick, lack thought of care
3
Q
Fluttered
A
Word choice
Build the image of the tourists acting as though they are chickens.
Not really thinking about what they are seeing and hearing
4
Q
Lopsided mouth
A
Word choice
Used to emphasise the deformity for dramatic effect
The beggars face is unpleasant to look at
nobody looks at his face
5
Q
Clucking contentedly
A
Alliteration
Mimics the sound of a chicken making the tourists taking on their characteristics
6
Q
Goodness of god
A
Irony
This poem highlights the unfairness of life
The beggar is sitting outside the church with no one helping him
