Assisi quotes Flashcards
with his hands on backwards
hyperbole- emphasising the disturbing look of the man and his poor condition
sat slumped like a half filled sack
sibilance/ simile gets used in order to show the dehumanising words , desiring how he sits
on tiny twisted legs from which sawdust might run
alliteration emphasises his physical appearance.
metaphor used to continue dehumanising the man
outside the three tiers of churches in honour of St Francis
alliteration/junxtapostion of the man and the church. helping to highlight the hypocrisy of the church as they say they preach helping the poor and the sick where last they only care about being a tourist attraction as they ignore the poor beggar outside.
brother of the poor
juxtaposition again
over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet
sarcasm as this man is not living a dignified life. word choice of ‘yet’ shows he is near death
I understand the explanation and cleverness
sarcasm to highlight the divide between the church and the rest of the people
clucking contently
alliteration/anthropomorphism- shows how mindless the tourists are and they are just attracted to the look of the church without understanding deeper meaning
it was they who had passed the ruined temple
metaphor/ symbolism of beggar and the word of saint Francis and what he belived in has been forgotten
