Poetry-hotel 12th Floor Flashcards
1
Q
‘The Empire State building that jumbo sized dentist drill’
A
Suggest the Empire State building is big, ugly and not useful, shows materialism within New York
2
Q
‘But now midnight has come in’
A
This shows that midnight is uncivilised an invasive in New York. It is personified to suggest it is evil and uncontrollable.
3
Q
‘It’s uncivilised darkness is shot at’
A
The words uncivilised has connotations of trouble, danger, violence and lower class. The word ‘shot’ reinforces the violent imagery of the uncivilised darkness.
4
Q
‘Skirting like a damaged insect’
A
Suggest that the helicopter is no good. Suggest far away insignificant, annoying, irritating.
5
Q
‘Shot at by a million lit windows’
A
Suggest the violence is coming alive at night/taking control.
