Assisi

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FlashCards sobre Assisi, criado por hannah.smith353 em 08-11-2014.
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themes hypocrisy of the church the isolation of the disabled social injustice the apathy of the society towards the less fortunate
st Francis founder of Franciscan order born in Assisi in 1181 pitied the poor loved animals gave up his wealth to live in poverty
stanza 1 first half shocking image hand on backwards - deformed sat slumped - sibilance/ alliteration half filled sack - incomplete, inhuman tiny twisted legs - deformed, makes you feel sorry for him
stanza 1 2nd half three tiers of the church - contrasts between the beauty of church and the beggar irony when he talks about st Francis because he was the brother of the poor and a beggar is outside of his church the church is made to honor st Francis but to honor him the should help the beggar. the church has lost it sway
stanza 1 end he had the advantage of not being dead yet- the word yet suggests that his advantage is only temporary and highlights that the beggar has nothing to live for.
stanza 2 themes key theme is hypocrisy priest is unaware of the beggar outside even though the church is for st Francis who helped the poor
stanza 2 hypocrisy 1 giotto who painted frescoes to tell stories to the illiterate poor irony - spent money on elaborate paintings instead of teaching poor how to read or caring for the poor by giving them money to survive
stanza 2 hypocrisy 2 priest talks about the suffering of Jesus enjambment to emphasize the word suffering reinstate the fact that he is blind to the suffering beggar outside
stanza 2 hypocrisy 3 "i understood the explanation and the cleverness" mocking priest understood how hypocritical the priest is priest has no true understanding of the suffering that goes on
stanza 3 beginning switches from attacking priest to attacking tourists for the same reason refers to them as chickens - using chickens because st Francis could talk to birds tourists are following the scattered grain unthinkingly and blindly ignoring the true method of st Francis
stanza 3 middle refers to the beggar as a ruined temple which contrasts to the beautiful church uses graphic imagery to shock the reader and to make you feel sorry for the beggar lists three deformities which contrasts to the three tiers of the church
stanza 3 end MacCaig gives him money which makes the beggar say "Grazie in a voice as sweet as a child" which immediately changes the tone and imagery in the poem you feel sympathy with the beggar and annoyance with the priest and tourists - how could they have missed him
stanza 3 the beggar the beggar's voice is described as "a bird hen it spoke to st Francis" linking the beggar and st Francis the beggar is the purer figure in the poem and the tourists and the priest are unworthy
contrast 1 ugliness of the beggar and the beauty of the church - to highlight ugliness of the beggar
contrast 2 st Francis and actions of the priest - highlights that the church has lost its way
contrast 3 what the priest stands for and his actions - highlights his actions by ignoring the dwarf outside. he has scattered the grain of the word but hasn't eaten it himself
contrast 4 the 3 tiers of the church and the beggars 3 deformities - reinforces how ugly the beggar is
contrast 5 dwarfs image compared to his voice - he has inner beauty and is the true goodness of the poem

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