Tissue

Question 1

What is the narrative

Answer 1

Its about tissue and how it is compared to buildings and how tissue can outlive human life as well

Question 2

What is the context

Answer 2

The poem is written from the point of view of someone today looking out at the conflict and troubles of the modern world: destruction, war and politics, money and wealth as well as issues like terrorism and identity

Question 3

What is the structure

Answer 3

Tissue is mainly constructed in unrhymed, irregular quatrains close quatrain 1 stanza in poetry consisting of a group of four lines this form can be seen to represent the irregularity of life and the flimsy nature of the tissue paper the poem refers to

Question 4

What is the form

Answer 4

Tissue is mainly constructed in unrhymed, irregular quatrains close quatrain 1 stanza in poetry consisting of a group of four lines

Question 5

What are the language techniques

Answer 5

It uses enjambment to create a very human and calm tone the poem begins by questioning the fragility of paper using this to symbolise the fragile structures we create unrhymed, irregular quatrains possibly represent the irregularity of life and the flimsy nature of the tissue paper