Stanza 2.)

Question 1

“tissue tear”

Answer 1

1.) - KINETIC IMAGES (MOVEMENT):
     ➡ ("tear... plunge")
           ➡ combined:
               ↳ gives idea of:
                      ➜ destruction & suffering 💣💀

2.) - REPETITION:
➡ (“should”)
↳ reinforces:
➜ likelihood of violence occurring 💥

3.) - ALLITERATION:
➡ (“t… t)
↳ sounds harsh
➜ representing violence of the area 💥🌆

Question 2

“should he plunge through”

Answer 2

1.) - WORD CHOICE:
➡ (“plunge”)
➡ connotations of:
↳ drowning & falling 🌊🕳️

        ➡ shows how:
             ↳ suddenly violence could happen ⏲️
                (how immersed he then becomes 🌊)

Question 3

“what (clubbings)… what (gunshots)”

Answer 3

1.) - REPETITION:
➡ shows:
↳ scale of violence:
➜ and the range of injuries 🤕🩹

2.) - WORD CHOICE:
➡ ambiguous
↳ shows:
➜ violence is too horrific to imagine the specifics 📝

Question 4

“clubbings… gunshots”

Answer 4

1.) - ‘U’ SOUNDS & WORD CHOICE:
➡ emphasises:
↳ violence of the streets at this time 💥🔥🌆

2.) - ONOMATOPOEIA:
➡ (“clubbings”)
↳ dull thudding sound of being beaten by a club 🏏
➜ shows the violence 💥

Question 5

“Phoebe’s Whamburger and Louie’s Place”

Answer 5

1.) - SUGGESTION:
➡ both real places
↳ sound seedy
➜ provides chilling atmosphere & sense of authenticity ✨

2.) - ONOMATOPOEIA:
➡ (“Wham”)
↳ sounds:
➜ dangerous & violent 💥🤕