Tissue (AQA GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Poet who wrote 'Tissue'
Poet who wrote 'Tissue'
Imtiaz Dharker
3 themes Dharker explores in 'Tissue'
3 themes Dharker explores in 'Tissue'
Identity, culture, fragility of human life
Central metaphor in 'Tissue'
Central metaphor in 'Tissue'
Paper
What paper metaphor explores
What paper metaphor explores
Impermanence of human constructions
Device: 'Paper that lets the light shine through'
Device: 'Paper that lets the light shine through'
Metaphor
What 'light' represents in poem
What 'light' represents in poem
Insight and understanding
Device: 'pages smoothed & stroked/transparent w/ attention'
Device: 'pages smoothed & stroked/transparent w/ attention'
Imagery
What 'transparent with attention' emphasises
What 'transparent with attention' emphasises
Fragility of human knowledge and memory
Device: 'might fly our lives like paper kites'
Device: 'might fly our lives like paper kites'
Simile
What paper kites comparison shows
What paper kites comparison shows
Lives governed by external forces, transient nature
Device: 'If buildings were paper, I might feel their drift'
Device: 'If buildings were paper, I might feel their drift'
Juxtaposition
What buildings/paper juxtaposition emphasises
What buildings/paper juxtaposition emphasises
Impermanence of human constructs
Device: 'turned into your skin'
Device: 'turned into your skin'
Symbolism
Form of 'Tissue'
Form of 'Tissue'
Free verse
Effect of enjambment in 'Tissue'
Effect of enjambment in 'Tissue'
Reflects continuous flow of ideas & interconnectedness