Assisi 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishpoemsNational 5SQA Created by: rachelhoneyman1Created on: 30-12-18 21:33 stanza 1: 'dwarf' this is derogatory which demeans beggar and suggests he's disgusting. 1 of 14 stanza 1: 'hands on backwards highlights beggars deformity. 'physical ugliness' 2 of 14 stanza 1: 'sat slumped' limp, lifeless. is alliteration and onomatopoeia 3 of 14 stanza 1: 'like a half filled sack' suggests beggar is not human, comparison to an inanimate object 4 of 14 stanza 1: 'yet' he will die. life is temporary but it's the only thing he has going for him. 5 of 14 stanza 2: 'reveal to the illiterate' paintings are useful to teach about god but would be more beneficial to teach poor people how to read 6 of 14 stanza 2: 'of god and the suffering of his son' simplified story, is very basic. the priest is more of a tour guide than a priest. 7 of 14 stanza 3: 'clucking contentedly fluttered after him as he spread the grain of the word' metaphor used, comparing the priest to a farmer scattering seed for the chickens. tourists have no personality 8 of 14 stanza 3: 'ruined temple' dwarf is ruined. 9 of 14 stanza 3:'whose eyes wept pus' is so ill 10 of 14 stanza 3: 'voice as sweet as a childs' despite everything, he is innocent 11 of 14 stanza 3: 'or a birds when it spoke to st.francis' ends with St. Francis. is sweet. reminder that the message of helping the poor has been lost 12 of 14 themes? hypocrisy of the church. isolation of the disabled. social injustice. apathy towards less fortunate 13 of 14 juxtapositions 'three tiers' & 'ruined temple'. is ugly but voice is sweet. preaching vs practice 14 of 14
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