Tissue

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  • Created by: Brakabopa
  • Created on: 10-04-17 14:56
Context
Imtiaz Dharker was born in Pakistan, raised in Glasgow and now lives in Britain and India. 'Tissue' is from her 2006 collection, The terrorist at my table- the collection how well we know the people around us.
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"Paper"
"Paper" begins the first two sentences in the poem,drawing the reader's attention. This suggest that it's important and can perhaps drive the change that the third line alludes to.
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"Written in the names and histories, who was born to whom"
Paper is used to record family history- whole lives can be summed up by marks on paper.
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"Drift...shift"
Rhyming 'shift' and 'drift' plays on the idea of movement- they appear in different places on the line as if they've been blown by the wind.
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"Maps too"
A short, blunt sentence, which may reflect the fixed nature of maps and borders- they create division rather than freedom.
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Card 2

Front

"Paper" begins the first two sentences in the poem,drawing the reader's attention. This suggest that it's important and can perhaps drive the change that the third line alludes to.

Back

"Paper"

Card 3

Front

Paper is used to record family history- whole lives can be summed up by marks on paper.

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Rhyming 'shift' and 'drift' plays on the idea of movement- they appear in different places on the line as if they've been blown by the wind.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

A short, blunt sentence, which may reflect the fixed nature of maps and borders- they create division rather than freedom.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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