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Irony - outside the three tiers of churches
the grotesquely disabled beggar is placed outside the ornate church. This emphasises the hideousness of the divinely created beggar in contrast with the man-made church, also spending lots of money on the church but not giving anything to the poor.
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Irony - "over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet"
the irony is that the beggar is ignored outside of the church which is dedicated to St. Francis, 'brother of the poor'
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Tone - over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet.
This creates a sarcastic and ironic tone and the poet clearly thinks the beggar would be better off dead. This helps us realise that the poet doesn't mean to be brutal in his descriptions but reveals pity for him and anger that he has been neglected.
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Tone - i understood the explanation and the cleverness
This dry sarcastic tone suggests the poet's scepticism and criticism of the priest, who, in the poet's opinion, should try to help the beggar and the poor.
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Extended metaphor - A rush of tourists, 'clucked contentedly', fluttered after him as he scattered the grain of the Word. 'Introduces the tourists who follow the priest, happily swallowing every word.'
This extended metaphor suggests that the tourists are compared to chickens; these are 'brainless' creatures and when they are being fed, they fall on the grain, fluttering over each other to get at it; suggests the tourists act in the same manner.
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Card 2

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the irony is that the beggar is ignored outside of the church which is dedicated to St. Francis, 'brother of the poor'

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Irony - "over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet"

Card 3

Front

This creates a sarcastic and ironic tone and the poet clearly thinks the beggar would be better off dead. This helps us realise that the poet doesn't mean to be brutal in his descriptions but reveals pity for him and anger that he has been neglected.

Back

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Card 4

Front

This dry sarcastic tone suggests the poet's scepticism and criticism of the priest, who, in the poet's opinion, should try to help the beggar and the poor.

Back

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Card 5

Front

This extended metaphor suggests that the tourists are compared to chickens; these are 'brainless' creatures and when they are being fed, they fall on the grain, fluttering over each other to get at it; suggests the tourists act in the same manner.

Back

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