Please Hold by Ciaran O'Driscoll (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Form of 'Please Hold'
Form of 'Please Hold'
Free verse
Structure of 'Please Hold'
Structure of 'Please Hold'
Two stanzas, 52 lines total
Key poetic device in 'Please Hold'
Key poetic device in 'Please Hold'
Repetition - creates monotony & frustration
Satire in 'Please Hold'
Satire in 'Please Hold'
Critiques modern tech & its impact on human interaction
Main theme: frustrations in 'Please Hold'
Main theme: frustrations in 'Please Hold'
Frustrations of dealing with automated systems
Theme of dehumanisation in 'Please Hold'
Theme of dehumanisation in 'Please Hold'
Tech dehumanises individuals, reduces them to numbers
Wife's repeated phrase in 'Please Hold'
Wife's repeated phrase in 'Please Hold'
This is the future
Robot's responses in 'Please Hold'
Robot's responses in 'Please Hold'
Wonderful & Great - contrast with speaker's frustration
Ironic ending of 'Please Hold'
Ironic ending of 'Please Hold'
Please hold/grow old/grow cold - tech wastes time & life
Classical music in 'Please Hold'
Classical music in 'Please Hold'
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - becomes grating & monotonous