Brooklyn Cop (Stanza Two) - Norman MacCaig

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  • brooklyn cop - stanza two
    • 'should the tissue tear, should he plunge through into violence'
      • repetition of 'should' tells us that it's a hypothetical scenario
      • word choice of 'he' implies that the cop initiates all the violence
      • word choice of 'plunge' tells us that the cop will have to jump straight into the violence
        • some see it as brave because he is leaping into the violence and is ready to help
        • and others see it as careless because he could be adding to the never ending violence
    • 'what clubbings, what gunshots between Phoebe's Whamburger and Louie's Place'
      • repetition of 'what' suggests uncertainty
      • 'clubbing' and 'gunshots' are associated with violence
      • 'clubbings' and 'gunshots' might be from the cop - theres no definite source of the violence
    • 'Phoebe's Whamburger'
      • onomatopoeia
      • 'wham' from 'whamburger' suggests violence
    • 'tissue tear'
      • extended metaphor of tissue
      • implies that when the tissue tears, it'll be a harsh and sudden act
      • uses alitteration
    • 'plunge'
      • word choice of 'plunge' tells us that the cop will have to jump straight into the violence
        • some see it as brave because he is leaping into the violence and is ready to help
        • and others see it as careless because he could be adding to the never ending violence

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