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THE SPIRIT IS TOO BLUNT AN INSTRUMENT - Coggle Diagram
THE SPIRIT IS TOO BLUNT AN INSTRUMENT
theme of physical perfection and emotional chaos
impeccable crafting of the baby
imprecision of human emotions
biology is nature's accuracy, something that we cannot control, but human emotions are what make us human
says that no emotion could have created something so flawless, but contradicts and says that biological processes are set into motion only by passion
structure and form
3 stanzas, sets of 9 lines
free verse - no specific rhyme or meter
lack of rhyme scheme brings out the ignorant precision and how indifferently the baby has been created
literary devices
enjambment
caesura - "exacting particulars:"
imagery - "shell like complexity"
alliteration
"miniature to minute" - curving inwards of the ear cartilage
"sharp crescent", "shell-like complexity" - latticework of sounds evokes the interconnected nature of the body itself, which functions because it has countless links between all these seemingly disparate parts
all p words - bitter, sneering at how clumsy and imperfect the spirit is
consonance
"intricate exacting particulars" - sharp, quick consonance
stanza 1
spirit couldn't have made this baby. it is crude, uncivilised, and too blunt
it is ironic that something so wild and passionate could have created something so elegant/ intricate
gushing over how the baby is so perfect
the adjectives used towards the end are strange and out of place, reinforcing the idea of the baby being a complicated creation
stanza 2
"distinct eyelashes" - they stand out, are unique
zooms into the fingernails and eyelashes
describes external features first and then internal
comparision to shell brings out how the baby is as complex as natural elements, nature itself has created the baby
some things are left to imagination
effect of having so many syllables in infinitesimal forces the readers to stop, pause to marvel at the creation in wonderment
"sharp" fingernails contrast with the blunt soul of the parents, sets the baby apart
stanza 3
one can't define or explain human thought or emotion accurately
the baby is perfect until the "unpredictable" mind is active. it will inherit the flaws of the mind