Journal Of A Dissapointed Man

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

-very tight quadrants and simple, regular structure reflects both the speakers rigid and boring tone and how HE perceives the lives of the simple and repetitive construction workers
- despite this there is endless irregular enjambemnt and no rhyme scheme which shows the structure is a facade for the inner turmoil of men even those bound by hegemonic masculinity
-enjmabment is also used as a metaphor for the endless amount of physical labour the men toil through

Question 2

Motif of strength

Answer 2

• repetition of intensive ‘very’ and adjective ‘massive’ underscore the awe at the physique and The constant toil of the men and how they are brutish and labourous

Question 3

Motif of articulation

Answer 3

• speaker is very articulate and uses almost laughably complex words such as ‘paraphernalia’ and ‘monosyllables’
• shows him to be isolated from the perseption of a masculine man as he is in touch with his intelligence

Question 4

Chains,pulleys, cranes, ropes

Answer 4

Asyndetic listing of building contraptions underscores a rigorous and seemingly endless working for the builders

Question 5

;Very ruminative and silent men ignoring me

Answer 5

• comes after a caesura who h puts emphatic pressure onto this phrase
• the workmen’s active ignorance and lack of intelligence contrasts with the speakers acute observation of them, crating a theme of alienation
• the lexis ‘ruminative’ is large and articulate

Question 6

‘Let go’, or ‘Hold tight’ : all monosyllabes

Answer 6

• monosyllabic dialogue suggests their speech is stripped to essentials due to their very active figures
• ironic juxtaposition as his use of the lexis ‘monosyllabic’ is rambling and articulate and thus alienates him from other forms of men

Question 7

‘Monsters’

Answer 7

Lexis reveals that the writer feels almost hatred towards the simplicity and silent nature of the workers
- the dehumanising nature of the phrase implies he does not relate to these men and thus they are not part of his gender or even his species

Question 8

For all he cared the pile
could go on swinging until the crack of Doom.

Answer 8

• biblical allusion to the end of the world; this dramatic phrase conveys how the men have no deep thoughts even about their own workload and thus are simple and binary creatures
• the end stop signals the workmen’s resignation

Question 9

Waters edge

Answer 9

• their place of work is often used as symbolism for the depth of the subconscious, sp therefore it can signify how the workers ar actually a lot deeper than they seem initially

Question 10

Finally caesed

Answer 10

• end point shows finality of their mission and its failure
• serves as the end of their hegemonic hard working struggles, shows limitation t male strength

Question 11

Gaze Down like a mystic into the water

Answer 11

• again, water symbolises emotional and psychological depth in the unconscious
• here it becomes a metaphorical surface for these simple men to confort the futility of their masculine strength and limitations

Question 12

Brown bolos on its slow decent

Answer 12

• mirrors the earlier gradual resignation of the men
• the spit becomes a microcosm for the mens struggle and the overall futility of their strength
• plosive alliteration

Question 13

The foreman, and most orignal thinker

Answer 13

• irony at the lack of depth in the mens heads despite the fact they are dealing with the futility of their strength
• even as the smartest he cannot do more than smoke a cig, playing into working class/ hegemonic male steroptypes
• limintality of human capability