view of a pig Flashcards
1
Q
title of pig
A
depersonalises it
worthless now it’s dead - consumerism
2
Q
it
A
nameless, no identity
object
universal for all animals
3
Q
thumped it
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onomatopoeic verb, lack of care like yardman in medallion
lack of respect
4
Q
dead
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followed by end stop - finality
5
Q
squeal was the rendering of metal
A
industrial
metaphor
squeal - vulnerable
6
Q
cat and horse
A
how humans have domesticated animals for own pleasure
7
Q
like a doorstep
A
marxist - simile - hierarchy where humans have placed animals below us
pig -> every-day object
8
Q
regular quatrains
A
process like machinery
no regard for animal life
9
Q
no rhyme scheme/rhythm
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no life
