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Chainsaw Versus The Pampas Grass Armitage - Coggle Diagram
Chainsaw Versus The Pampas Grass
Armitage
Important Quotes
' Knock a quarter pint' (traditional perspective of a man)
'to be fired' (even though grass is already dead he wants it completely killed / cover up what he's done)
'I ripped into pockets of dark, secrets warmth' (sexual abuse)
'ludicrous feathers' (feminine aspects (makeup, jewels) is all a waste of time)
'i left it at that' (man gave up and left the grass because it was too powerful)
'wearing a new crown' 'Corn of Egypt' (grass was back with pride - Cleopatra)
'the chainsaw seethed' (furious that battle was lost)
Poems of Comparison
Eat Me
Giuseppe
The Deliverer
Themes
Femininity
Women are represented as delicate and weak (through pampas grass)
Masculinity
Men - Dominant sex and stronger than women (represented through chainsaw)
Transformative
Power role is changed during the poem
Tone
Aggressive and violent throughout
Sexual / domestic violence
Structure and Technique
Lack of structure reflects lack of control men have with anger ' lashing out at air'
Fricative sounds ' for the flesh of the face'
Imagery - 'knocked back' 'bloody desire' (juxtaposition)
Personification 'grinding its teeth' - anger and eager
Juxtaposition of original image of pampas grass - '12- foot spears'
Spring presence = rebirth of female power 'asparagus tips' 'June'