Common Module (William Street) Flashcards
1
Q
“The red globe of Light”
A
- Allusion
- Personification
- Symbolism
Heart of the Street
2
Q
“The Pulsing Arrows”
A
- Personification
Giving the street a sense of life and identity
3
Q
“Split on the stones, go deeper than a stream”
A
- Alliteration
- Dichotomy of artificial / natural
4
Q
“Ghost’s trousers, like the dangle of hung men”
A
- Simile
Modernistic emphases on death and impermanence
5
Q
“Smells rich and rasping, smoke and fat and fish”
A
- Olfactory (Smell)
Accumulation of different smells, forming a chaotic smell
6
Q
“with flip and shiny gaze”
A
- Colloquial language
Flip of a coin
Bottle, drunk and dazed vision
