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Power and Conflict Anthology - Coggle Diagram
Power and Conflict Anthology
Tissues
Opening
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Paper that lets the light shine through
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Ironic as despite being translucent, it's able to exert a great influence
Title could be referring to thin paper which is easy to destroy or a human tissue which ages and eventually dies
Form
Allegory
Has a hidden meaning, revealing the short lives we live
Executed this way to encourage the reader to let go of a materialistic life and instead focus on the people around them and God
It ends with the direct address "your skin" to cement the idea of 'living your own life' into the audience's heads
Structure
Quatrains
Shows how restrictive human power and control can be
The final line is only a single line to represent the idea of breaking free from human control and communicate to the audience that this is what we should all strive to do
Free Verse & Enjambment
Undermines the regularity of the fixed stanza lengths
Shows that freedom can be found, even in restricting institutions
Enjambment is used to unify lines in order to present the idea that humans should become unified and shouldn't try to undermine / have dominion over other people
These techniques combine together to present the idea that
humanity does not have as much control as they would
like to think and
may mock those who believe they have power
Language
Extended Metaphor
Throughout the peom, tissue paper is consistently likened to the everyday objects we use
Shows how the power of these objects doesn't come from it being made of paper but from the influence it has on our lives
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Maps, too
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Shows how a person can be likened with maps by containing many countries and cultures inside of them with no borders
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Might fly our lives like paper kites
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Highlights how if humans put too much power into money, it may govern our lives
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Paper that lets the light shine through
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Motif of light to represent truth and enlightenment to show how the world should be viewed
Ties back to God being described as 'light' in both Muslim and Christian holy books (linked to Dharker's upbringing)
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Fall away on a sigh
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Metaphorical language here used to liken buildings to society and reflects how society needs to learn to be able to adapt and change and not rely on a state of permenance
this is further accentuated by the harsh alliterative consonants in "
turned transparent
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borderlines
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mountain folds
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fine slips
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Symbolism is used in these quotes to magnify the message that what humans deem to be quintessential is defined by what they put on paper
It leads the reader to questions if these are the right things for people to be vesting their interests into
Demonstrates how symbols can cause divisions between people and lead to them wanting to have dominion over other groups of people