Tissue

Question 1

Poet

Answer 1

Imtiaz Dharker

Question 2

Key Quotes

Answer 2

“Paper thinned by age or touching” - just like human skin, people are delicate, metaphor is introduced
“Turned into your skin” - extended metaphor is directly addressed to reader and reminds us how we are all influenced by our heritage (stands alone, importance)

Question 3

Form

Answer 3

Poem is elusive - focus on humanity, not person in specific
No regular rhythm or rhyme and enjambment - freedom and clarity
Short stanzas - human life built up in layers

Question 4

Language

Answer 4

Light is presented as a positive force, can break through objects as hope
References to creation of buildings and monuments compared with creation of humans (never-ending creation)

Question 5

Themes

Answer 5

Power of Humans

Identity

Question 6

Context

Answer 6

Late 1900s
Born in Pakistan, moved to Scotland
Raised in Muslim family
Interracial marriage with Hindu (parents did not approve)
Moved to Mumbai for religious and romantic freedom - clash of cultures

Question 7

Structure

Answer 7

3 ideas of history, human experience and creation of human life
Final, single line focuses on identity and how it is created