brooklyn cop Flashcards
‘’ less timid ‘’
The poet creates a sinister tone at the beginning of the poem. By using the word ‘’ less timid ‘’ he is suggesting that the cop is more dangerous than a wild animal, this makes him seem like an intimidating character.
‘’ built like a gorilla ‘’
just as a gorilla is big, strong, and wild so too is the cop is big and strong too. The poet is suggesting the cop is intimidating in size and possibly dangerous.
- ‘’ two hieroglyphs in his face that mean trouble ‘’
just as hieroglyphs are hard to understand so too is the cop is hard to read. The poet is comparing the cop eyes to Egyptian carving that suggest the cop is difficult to read and impassive and intimidating
‘’ thick – fleshed, steak- coloured ‘’
just as the flesh and steak and strong, tough, and weathered so too is the cop. The poet suggests the cop has big and strong build and has a weather and tough exterior.
‘’ thin tissue over violence’s ‘’
- just as a tissue is layers and will tear easily, so too is the line between peace and violence fragile here. Crime could be happening g anywhere at any place.
‘’ plunge ‘’
The word choice ‘’ plunge ‘’ has connotation of is a sudden fall that is potentially dangerous. This suggest that the cop is so close to violence and could be injured at any time it uncontrollable.
‘what’
Repletion of ‘what’ suggests there many violent incidents that could happen, when the cop on his shift.
- ‘’ clubbing ‘’ and ‘’ whamburger ‘’
The word choice of ‘’ clubbing ‘’ and ‘’ whamburger ‘’ has connotation of violence incidents this suggest the is many places where the cop could be in a violence incident. The play with the word ‘’ wham ‘’ link to clubbing as it related to be beating up.
- ‘’ who would be him? ‘’
3 the question ‘’ who would be him? ‘’ this suggests no one envies him and his situation, it is a difficult and dangerous job, and he risk his life every day.
- ‘’ Gorilla with a nightstick
the metaphor suggests the wild and savage nature of the cop, just as a gorilla is a powerful and dangerous animal, so too is the cop. The fact he is armed makes him even more intimidating
