CHAINSAW VERSUS THE PAMPAS GRASS

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AS level English (poems of the decade) Mind Map on CHAINSAW VERSUS THE PAMPAS GRASS, created by Zoe Rossall on 29/04/2017.
Zoe Rossall
Mind Map by Zoe Rossall, updated more than 1 year ago
Zoe Rossall
Created by Zoe Rossall over 7 years ago
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CHAINSAW VERSUS THE PAMPAS GRASS
  1. LANGUAGE
    1. violent verbs
      1. 'lashing', 'tangle', 'flare'
        1. aggressive nature of chainsaw/ mankind
        2. personification
          1. 'knocked back a quarter-pint of engine oil'
            1. fits with stereotypes of gender
            2. 'wearing a new crown'
              1. highlights victory of grass
            3. delicate adjectives
              1. 'ludicrous feathers and plumes'
                1. mocking of females
                2. asyndetic list
                  1. 'cloth, or jewellery or hair'
                    1. level of destruction
                  2. KEY IDEAS
                    1. power of man
                      1. eventual dominance of female
                        1. nature vs mankind
                        2. KEY THEMES
                          1. victory/ defeat
                            1. gender: masculinity vs femininity
                            2. STRUCTURE
                              1. enjambment
                                1. 'engine oil/ and juices ran'
                                  1. mirrors meaning of lines
                                  2. 'cushions and tufts/ and it's twelve foot spears'
                                    1. display of size
                                  3. Collocation of imagery
                                    1. 'it's sweet tooth'
                                      1. 'for the flesh of face'
                                      2. shows unpredictability of chainsaw
                                      3. repetition
                                        1. 'and felt the'
                                          1. highlights power of chainsaw
                                      4. SOUNDS
                                        1. alliteration
                                          1. 'blur of the blade'
                                            1. plosive --> power
                                            2. 'sunning itself, stealing the show'
                                              1. sibilance
                                                1. sneaky
                                            3. onomatopoeia
                                              1. 'choked'
                                                1. mirrors pain
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