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Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass - Armitage
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AS level English Literature Mind Map on Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass - Armitage, created by Lauren Bradford on 17/05/2017.
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chainsaw versus the pampas grass
armitage
simon
poetry
english literature
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Lauren Bradford
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Chainsaw Versus the Pampas Grass - Armitage
Ideas
joy of killing - objects a microcosm
image of timelessness - always gender differences
passive grass = feminine
death and life intimately connected
sexual violence
human inclination towards violence
Structure
highly patterned and crafted - rich imagery
replenished, harvest, resurrection
lyrical towards end
extensive use of sound - rhyme, alliteration, assonance
adds personality, emotional and physical aspect
Attitude/Tone
musing
conversational tone suggests confidence and self - righteousness - short and long sentences
informal
obnoxious
Techniques
extreme physical imagery / description
personification, extended metaphor
anatomical
masculinity vs femininity
inter-species, or phychological?
chainsaw a proxy
animalistic gender considerations
metabolism
microcosm: power dynamic between manmade objects and nature
emphasise broader struggle externally
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