hotel room 12 the floor Flashcards
‘’ a helicopter skirting like a damaged insect ‘’
this simile is used to downplay out technological advancements. By comparing the helicopter to an insect, it sounds small and insignificant. ‘’ damaged ‘’ suggest there is something wrong and unnatural about it. The poet is creating a negative impression of New York.
’ Jumbo size dentist’s drill ‘’
the metaphor suggests that the empire state building, a symbol or wealth and progress, is like a terrifying tool used to inflict pain. The poet makes it sound small and insignificant, instead of something to be celebrated.
‘’ midnight has come in ‘’
the personification suggests that night-time is some kind of evil and unwelcome force, an invade to the city who is here to commit crime
‘’ uncivilised darkness ‘’ .
this suggests the crime, violence all happen by shadow of night. This shows the poet anxiety and unsettling feeling about stay in New York.
‘’ broken bones ‘’
the synecdoche shows the poet reducing people to body parts and dehumanising them. This suggests the extant of the violence that happen in New York.
‘’ glazed on the sidewalk ‘’
this suggest the blood is smirked also most decorating the pavement and blood is still fresh.
‘’ no Stockades can keep the midnight out ‘’
this effective as it shows that violence and crime and strong and power even barrio cannot keep it out.
The tone of the last line
The tone of the last line is very pessimistic as the poet suggest the violence is inside of us.
’ but midnight is not so easily defeated ‘’ t
the repetition suggests the ongoing battle against the crime and violence that happening in New York. The poet suggest crime is not something that is easily to get rid of.
‘’ the wildest of war whoops continually ‘’
- this is comparing battle is the wild west that were very violent to modern day society emergency vehicles and sirens that responding to violence. The poet is suggesting that modern day is still the same as it was back then nothing chance and are still just violented
