Brooklyn Cop Quotations

Pregunta	Respuesta
built like a gorilla	big and strong. hints at violence and menace
less timid	emphasises that he is brave but brutal. Dark humour
thick-fleshed, steak-coloured	hard working and tough. Lack of sensitivity
two hieroglyphs in his face	aincent stone carving, face is impassive and hard to read like hieroglyphs. Sense of menace. Could refer to scars - violent and dangerous nature of the job
mean	enjambment heightening the double sense of the word
he walks the sidewalk	urban landscape. contrast to tissue. Hard and tough. A literal description
thin tissue over violence	metaphor showing the fragility of society. easy to break and thin like tissue paper. Contrast to the sidewalk
see you, babe	cliched and worn out phrases - almost meaningless but shown his feelings to his wife
his wife	reveals another side to the cop - his personal life
hoped	repetition emphasises his fear and vulnerability
he is a gorilla	simile/metaphor reinforces idea at start of poem and emphasises his savage/ animalistic nature
no cliché	cliché is normally an empty and meaningless phrase dulled by repetition. Fact it isn't a cliché helps to show the person behind the tough cop persona
should	repetition highlights the uncertainty of living in the city
tissue tear	alliteration emphasises the threat of violence that is always present
plunge	falling quickly and uncontrollably. Cop is also on verge of violence
what clubbing's, what gunshots	list shows escalating violence, how dangerous the city is
phoebes whamburger and Louie's place	suggests Mafia hangouts. Strange, seedy, disreputable names of the places which fall within this territory. 'Whamburger' onomatopoeia itself seems to suggest violence
who would be him	who would choose to do this job/ become this unhuman/ violent person
gorilla	now the poet makes no attempt at comparison. there is no 'like' or 'is' but merely the straight expression. Reinforced violent nature
a nightstick	doesn't use a gun - enjoys physical violence/ being up close
this time	a fear every time he goes to his job. he is always vulnerable. Stress of the job generates sympathy
"home is a place" and "never get back to"	the fear at the heart of the cop - that he may be killed and not come back to home - his sense of self - that one day he will be changed so much by his job
would be who have to be	unusual word order/ syntax means reader had to pause and reflect on his meaning
his victims	ambiguous/ rhetorical question. innocent lives may be sacrificed for the policeman to do his job - but is this right? can create sympathy for those who come into contact with the cop

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