The City Planners Flashcards
is the overall message of the poem negative or positive?
negative
what is the important context of Margaret Atwood?
She is an environmentalist and cares deeply about the environment
which specific examples does the author use to highlight the environment being destroyed?
“gradual as glaciers”, “spilled oil”, “splash of paint”, “hot sky”
what is the effect of the word “when” in the fourth stanza?
Shows the authors certainty that humans effect on climate change will result in “houses capsized” showing destruction of human civilization.
who are the ‘City Planners’?
“Political Conspirators” or the government
what words are used to convey lack of sight of climate change?
“nobody notices”, “private blizzard”, “concealed”
how are the ‘City Planners’ portrayed and how does it connect to the author?
evil, corrupt, ruthless, shows the authors hate for governments who ignore the effects of humans on the climate change
what is the impact of the phrase, “houses capsized”?
shows how the effects of climate change will effect all of human kind and shows the authors warning that we need to act against climate change collectively
what phrases shows the authors critical message of the organization of the city and what does it show about the author?
“pedantic rows”, “planted sanitary trees”, shows the author dislike of artificial nature over real nature
what are the effects of the phrase, “but though”?
shows the authors transition to the lies hidden by the organization of the city and highlights the insanity of the organized city
what are the effects of the sentence, “splash of paint on brick surprising as a bruise”?
the author is showing how the world is abused by the ‘City Planners’ and shows a semantic field of physical control
what are the effects of the description, “City Planners with the insane faces”
shows the authors intense hate of the ‘City Planners’ and how they destroy the environment to create cities
