Structure Quotations Flashcards
Describe how the writer uses structure in the phrase “The dwarf with his hands on backwards / sat” to show that the beggar should be pitied rather than ignored.
Enjambment emphasises the word “sat”, by placing it at the beginning of the second line. This monosyllabic introduction draws attention to the fact that the beggar has to sit on the ground outside.
This makes the beggar seem like a character that ought to be pitied rather than ignored.
‘Enjambment’, the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. Often used to emphasise certain words, by placing them deliberately at the beginning of the end of a line.
‘Monosyllabic’, consisting of one syllable.
Describe how the writer uses structure in the phrase “the cleverness” to contribute to the ironic tone.
Enjambment highlights/emphasises the idea of the priest’s opinion of Giotto’s ‘cleverness’ on a line of its own.
Contributes to ironic tone and suggests that the ‘cleverness’ is perhaps a negative thing, in this context, as the teachings of God/Jesus clearly have not been communicated to this crowd of tourists.
The priest seems to display a condescending and overarching complex - preferring the art over the teachings of god.
‘Enjambment’, the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. Often used to emphasise certain words, by placing them deliberately at the beginning of the end of a line.
‘Irony’, The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
‘Tone’, The feeling conveyed by the way someone speaks
Describe how the writer uses structure in the phrase “voice as sweet / as a child’s when she speaks to her mother / or a bird’s when it spoke / to St Francis” to emphasises the unfair judgement by the priest and tourists.
Despite this list of all the horrific deformities of the dwarf, he has an inner beauty that is unexpected and creates an anti-climax.
This emphasises the unfair judgement of the beggar by the priest and the tourists and
‘list’, A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, one after the other.
‘anti-climax, Is a rhetorical device that can be defined as a disappointing situation, or a sudden transition in discourse from an important idea to a ludicrous or trivial one.
