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Assisi Quotes ~ Stanza 1- The dwart with his hands on backwards' * Word choice "Dwart" - Suggesting the poet may be looking down at him. Suggests that he's small and may have a disability. * Metaphor - Hands on backwards - Suggesting he has a disability. deformity and is in a poor condition. O - from • 'sat slumped like a halt filled sack on t ~ tiny twisted legs. which sawdust might run' * Sat slumped - Alliteration. - Draws our attention to the beggar who is bent over suggesting he could be in pain. Like a halt-tilled sack'- simile - Just as a half-tuled sack would. be bent over, awkwardly positioned so to is the beggar crippled and severely disabled... *Tiny twisted' - Alliteration Emphasises description of beggar. - Tiny' suggests small, weak, powerless.2102 Twistea su deformed suggests and crippled *Sawanse might run' - Extended metaphor. Sawdust rather than aby blood so It's not dehumaniring. of Outside the three tiers of churches built in hour honour of St Francis " *Three tiers of churches wit buit" - Imagery Large ornate struccure, makes ic Sound grand. Contrasts the beggar outside of the church. *Honour of St Francis'- Trony Grand church for men who believed in simplicity and helping the poor. Hypocrisy / Contradiction. • Brother of the poor, talker with birds, over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet. * Brother of the poor' - Metaphor - Just a brothers support and care so to do St Francis Care for the poor. *He had the advantage of not...
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being dead yet - Enjambment | Tone. - Pauses to emphasise tone of poet, Sarcastic tone. - Suggests that being alive is the only thing going well for the beggar 7 Scanza 2 ~ o. A priest explained how clever It was of Giotto to make his trescoes teu stories that would reveal the illiterate and goodness of god and the suffering of his son. • Priest - Word choice - The authority Figure of the church - Should be humble & Kind. a • Frescoes tell stories' - Personification You don't have to be intelligens to understand the stories -The paintings have a lot of meanings. - •Illiterate' word choice. Teachings meant for the poor. Only tourists were allowed in church.. - G Goodness of God' - Alliteration - Draws attention to how they view. god, saying he was generous. Emphasises how the priest teeb about god. S • I understood the explanation and the cleverness * Enjambm ent /Tone / Sarcasm - Hypocrisy saying how the church teaches being kind but the beggar was outside and wasn'é allowed in the church. Connection of St Francis The church wants profic rather than charvey. Stanza 3 ~ • A rush of tourists, clucking contentedly. *Rush' Word choice. Shows how much of a hurry. the tourists were in to see the church. - see Fagerness of tourists to the building dedicated to St Frances • Clucking contentedly' Alliteration Emphasises methaphor of tour. being chickens... urat - Just as chickens are mindless Stupid farm animais so to does Norman Mac Caig think the tourists are mindless followers. G Fluttered after him as he scattered the grain of the word? *Scatter extended metaphor. word of priest, just as Grain' is small and bland, basic so grain to are the words of the priest meaningless and simple. - - •´ It was they who had passed the ruined temple, whose eyes wept puss, whose back was higher than his head, whose Topsided mouth said Grazie in a voice as Sweet an chulds when she speaks to her mother or a bird's when it spoke to st Francis *Ruined temple' - Metaphor - The beggar was once a completed man but is now deterlating. - Just as the temple is deteriating. and derelict so to is the beggars health deter loting. *Whose'- Repetition is the To show that the ruined temple. ar and emphasises the ar by creating a list of things wrong with him? * Wept Pus' Hyporbole beggar condition of the begg - Contraces the artistic beauty of the frescoes and emphasises the beggars physical difficulties. * Back was higher than his head begg Hyperbole, emphasises the ars physical problems. - - Grazie'- Word Choice Despite how awtur the situation he is in, instead of being butter about his situacion he is grateful for any small amount of Kindness shown to him. * As sweet as a child "- Simile Emphasises the comparison - of him to a child, it shows his innocence and makes us teel puty for him for his physical difficulties and vunerability. Alliteration - Draws ourA attention to the descrprofAssisi' by Norman MacCaig is bent over suggest /in pain/ disabuity!! possibly depression. # of the beggar who Jild disaguny Vele man Cold attitude -Poet might be looking word choice - Suggesting Diminuelve Metaphor - Deformity/Poor condition -Shocking description of beggar. ration sawdust might run, Simile houtside the three tiers of churches built-Just as a half- in honour of St Francis, brother Filled sack would The dwarf with his hands on backwards sat, slumped like a half-filled sack on tiny twisted legs from which of the poor, (talker with birds, over whom he had the advantage Extende of not being dead yet. metaphor Sawdust rather than blood/Flesh) small. term. be bent over /awkwardly positioned so to is the beggar crippled / severely e orrhake Structure. Imagery - ·Large "three tiers"- grand Stark contrast from begger outside the church. W Poar dehumanising. & Trony Grand church built for men who believed in simplicity and helping the poor • Hypocrisy / Contradiction * "Tiny twisted "- Allucciation Enjambment O Emphasise's description of the beggar. Tiny'- word Choice suggests small, weak, powerless Twisted' - word choice - De tormed / Cripled. Metaphor Idiom Just as brothers support/care Pauses ro emphasise cone of poet. Tone- - Sarcastic tone. being alive is the only thing - Suggests that going well for the begget. Highlights how little he is - Contrast to the decadence Word choice Authority Figure- Po) - should be humpple to make his frescoes tell stories & Kind. that would reveal to the illiterate the goodness of God and the suffering of His Son. I understood the explanation and the cleverness BAAAAAAA AREER GURIn teels about god. Tone /Sarcasm Personification -you don't have be to understa the story. - Paintings have a los meaning priest explained how clever it was of Giotto Enjambprent was -Profit rath than charity Word choice Poor. A Teachings mean outside for poor. Are they -Only toureser in the welcome. church how the Hypocrisy, saying na but the beggar bening teaches lide. Connection of St Francais. rush of tourists, clucking contentedly. fluttered after him as he scattered the grain of the Word. It was they who had passed the ruined temple outside, whose eyes wept pus, whose back was higher than his head, whose lopsided mouth said Grazie in a voice as sweet P Alliteration - Draws nenscontine attention to how they view god. Saying how good he was for being generous (goodnes of you) as a child's when she speaks to her mother or a bird's when it spoke to St Francis. inping and me the priest Church is meant to encourage Kindress / genorsuty. Teachings of Chinesrianty
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Assisi Quotes ~ Stanza 1- The dwart with his hands on backwards' * Word choice "Dwart" - Suggesting the poet may be looking down at him. Suggests that he's small and may have a disability. * Metaphor - Hands on backwards - Suggesting he has a disability. deformity and is in a poor condition. O - from • 'sat slumped like a halt filled sack on t ~ tiny twisted legs. which sawdust might run' * Sat slumped - Alliteration. - Draws our attention to the beggar who is bent over suggesting he could be in pain. Like a halt-tilled sack'- simile - Just as a half-tuled sack would. be bent over, awkwardly positioned so to is the beggar crippled and severely disabled... *Tiny twisted' - Alliteration Emphasises description of beggar. - Tiny' suggests small, weak, powerless.2102 Twistea su deformed suggests and crippled *Sawanse might run' - Extended metaphor. Sawdust rather than aby blood so It's not dehumaniring. of Outside the three tiers of churches built in hour honour of St Francis " *Three tiers of churches wit buit" - Imagery Large ornate struccure, makes ic Sound grand. Contrasts the beggar outside of the church. *Honour of St Francis'- Trony Grand church for men who believed in simplicity and helping the poor. Hypocrisy / Contradiction. • Brother of the poor, talker with birds, over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet. * Brother of the poor' - Metaphor - Just a brothers support and care so to do St Francis Care for the poor. *He had the advantage of not...
Assisi Quotes ~ Stanza 1- The dwart with his hands on backwards' * Word choice "Dwart" - Suggesting the poet may be looking down at him. Suggests that he's small and may have a disability. * Metaphor - Hands on backwards - Suggesting he has a disability. deformity and is in a poor condition. O - from • 'sat slumped like a halt filled sack on t ~ tiny twisted legs. which sawdust might run' * Sat slumped - Alliteration. - Draws our attention to the beggar who is bent over suggesting he could be in pain. Like a halt-tilled sack'- simile - Just as a half-tuled sack would. be bent over, awkwardly positioned so to is the beggar crippled and severely disabled... *Tiny twisted' - Alliteration Emphasises description of beggar. - Tiny' suggests small, weak, powerless.2102 Twistea su deformed suggests and crippled *Sawanse might run' - Extended metaphor. Sawdust rather than aby blood so It's not dehumaniring. of Outside the three tiers of churches built in hour honour of St Francis " *Three tiers of churches wit buit" - Imagery Large ornate struccure, makes ic Sound grand. Contrasts the beggar outside of the church. *Honour of St Francis'- Trony Grand church for men who believed in simplicity and helping the poor. Hypocrisy / Contradiction. • Brother of the poor, talker with birds, over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet. * Brother of the poor' - Metaphor - Just a brothers support and care so to do St Francis Care for the poor. *He had the advantage of not...
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being dead yet - Enjambment | Tone. - Pauses to emphasise tone of poet, Sarcastic tone. - Suggests that being alive is the only thing going well for the beggar 7 Scanza 2 ~ o. A priest explained how clever It was of Giotto to make his trescoes teu stories that would reveal the illiterate and goodness of god and the suffering of his son. • Priest - Word choice - The authority Figure of the church - Should be humble & Kind. a • Frescoes tell stories' - Personification You don't have to be intelligens to understand the stories -The paintings have a lot of meanings. - •Illiterate' word choice. Teachings meant for the poor. Only tourists were allowed in church.. - G Goodness of God' - Alliteration - Draws attention to how they view. god, saying he was generous. Emphasises how the priest teeb about god. S • I understood the explanation and the cleverness * Enjambm ent /Tone / Sarcasm - Hypocrisy saying how the church teaches being kind but the beggar was outside and wasn'é allowed in the church. Connection of St Francis The church wants profic rather than charvey. Stanza 3 ~ • A rush of tourists, clucking contentedly. *Rush' Word choice. Shows how much of a hurry. the tourists were in to see the church. - see Fagerness of tourists to the building dedicated to St Frances • Clucking contentedly' Alliteration Emphasises methaphor of tour. being chickens... urat - Just as chickens are mindless Stupid farm animais so to does Norman Mac Caig think the tourists are mindless followers. G Fluttered after him as he scattered the grain of the word? *Scatter extended metaphor. word of priest, just as Grain' is small and bland, basic so grain to are the words of the priest meaningless and simple. - - •´ It was they who had passed the ruined temple, whose eyes wept puss, whose back was higher than his head, whose Topsided mouth said Grazie in a voice as Sweet an chulds when she speaks to her mother or a bird's when it spoke to st Francis *Ruined temple' - Metaphor - The beggar was once a completed man but is now deterlating. - Just as the temple is deteriating. and derelict so to is the beggars health deter loting. *Whose'- Repetition is the To show that the ruined temple. ar and emphasises the ar by creating a list of things wrong with him? * Wept Pus' Hyporbole beggar condition of the begg - Contraces the artistic beauty of the frescoes and emphasises the beggars physical difficulties. * Back was higher than his head begg Hyperbole, emphasises the ars physical problems. - - Grazie'- Word Choice Despite how awtur the situation he is in, instead of being butter about his situacion he is grateful for any small amount of Kindness shown to him. * As sweet as a child "- Simile Emphasises the comparison - of him to a child, it shows his innocence and makes us teel puty for him for his physical difficulties and vunerability. Alliteration - Draws ourA attention to the descrprofAssisi' by Norman MacCaig is bent over suggest /in pain/ disabuity!! possibly depression. # of the beggar who Jild disaguny Vele man Cold attitude -Poet might be looking word choice - Suggesting Diminuelve Metaphor - Deformity/Poor condition -Shocking description of beggar. ration sawdust might run, Simile houtside the three tiers of churches built-Just as a half- in honour of St Francis, brother Filled sack would The dwarf with his hands on backwards sat, slumped like a half-filled sack on tiny twisted legs from which of the poor, (talker with birds, over whom he had the advantage Extende of not being dead yet. metaphor Sawdust rather than blood/Flesh) small. term. be bent over /awkwardly positioned so to is the beggar crippled / severely e orrhake Structure. Imagery - ·Large "three tiers"- grand Stark contrast from begger outside the church. W Poar dehumanising. & Trony Grand church built for men who believed in simplicity and helping the poor • Hypocrisy / Contradiction * "Tiny twisted "- Allucciation Enjambment O Emphasise's description of the beggar. Tiny'- word Choice suggests small, weak, powerless Twisted' - word choice - De tormed / Cripled. Metaphor Idiom Just as brothers support/care Pauses ro emphasise cone of poet. Tone- - Sarcastic tone. being alive is the only thing - Suggests that going well for the begget. Highlights how little he is - Contrast to the decadence Word choice Authority Figure- Po) - should be humpple to make his frescoes tell stories & Kind. that would reveal to the illiterate the goodness of God and the suffering of His Son. I understood the explanation and the cleverness BAAAAAAA AREER GURIn teels about god. Tone /Sarcasm Personification -you don't have be to understa the story. - Paintings have a los meaning priest explained how clever it was of Giotto Enjambprent was -Profit rath than charity Word choice Poor. A Teachings mean outside for poor. Are they -Only toureser in the welcome. church how the Hypocrisy, saying na but the beggar bening teaches lide. Connection of St Francais. rush of tourists, clucking contentedly. fluttered after him as he scattered the grain of the Word. It was they who had passed the ruined temple outside, whose eyes wept pus, whose back was higher than his head, whose lopsided mouth said Grazie in a voice as sweet P Alliteration - Draws nenscontine attention to how they view god. Saying how good he was for being generous (goodnes of you) as a child's when she speaks to her mother or a bird's when it spoke to St Francis. inping and me the priest Church is meant to encourage Kindress / genorsuty. Teachings of Chinesrianty