Brooklyn Cop Flashcards
Like a gorilla
metaphor
suggests, he is strong scary and animalistic he lacks human qualities
but less timid
word choice
ironic as gorillas aren’t timid
thick-fleshed
word choice
use of animalistic suggests the cop is strong, unwavering and tough
steak-coloured
word choice
suggests the cop is red faced, angry
two hieroglyphs
metaphor
suggests the cop is unreadable and unpredictable
trouble
word choice
suggests the cops capacity for violence
thin tissue over violence
metaphor
emphasises the fragility of peace and how easy it is to break
“See you babe,”
contrasts establishes his humanity and vunrability
he hoped it, he truly hoped it
repetition
suggests that the cop is aware of his the ever present violence in his job and he doesn’t know whether he will survive each day
He is a gorilla
contrast between reality and stereotype, he is constantly reminded he has the capacity for violence
no cliché
word choice
for him he his genuinely happy to see his wife at the end of the day
Should…Should
modal verb
suggests the cops ever present capacity for violence
tissue tear
extended metaphor
suggests how once violence erupts it is hard to repair
plunge
word choice
suggests sudden, strong unpredictability of violence
clubbings… beatings
word choice
the visceral language suggests the policeman’s capacity for violence
Phoebe’s Whamburger and Louie’s place
word choice
use of everyday restaurant chains suggests that violence can happen anywhere at any time
Who would be him
word choice
allows the reader to feel empathy for the policeman as not many people would do his job
suggest McCaig feels he has courage to continue his job
Gorilla with a night stick
metaphor
on the other hand McCaig is uncertain is he just an animal with a weapon?
this time he might never get back to?
word choice
suggests how the cops life is under threat all the time and he needs to prepare for the fact that he might not make it home
who have to be his victims?
rhetorical question
allows the reader to think that the cop might actually be the perpetrator of violence
