Tissue

Question 1

Point

Answer 1

The poet explores the characteristics of tissue and applies it to a world at conflict with the people who have made it

Question 2

Evidence for point

Answer 2

Second last stanza
“ never meant to last”= ominous, can be an illusion to the horrors of war on terrorism
Potentially 9/11 or Berlin Wall

Question 3

“Tissue”

Answer 3

Metaphor / double meaning

= tissue both as paper but also living tissue and skin

Question 4

“Turned into your skin”

Answer 4

Direct Adress
= suggesting that instead of being at conflict with the world around us we create a sense of ownership and shared identity