Assisi quotes Flashcards

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with his hands on backwards

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hyperbole- emphasising the disturbing look of the man and his poor condition

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sat slumped like a half filled sack

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sibilance/ simile gets used in order to show the dehumanising words , desiring how he sits

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on tiny twisted legs from which sawdust might run

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alliteration emphasises his physical appearance.
metaphor used to continue dehumanising the man

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outside the three tiers of churches in honour of St Francis

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alliteration/junxtapostion of the man and the church. helping to highlight the hypocrisy of the church as they say they preach helping the poor and the sick where last they only care about being a tourist attraction as they ignore the poor beggar outside.

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brother of the poor

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juxtaposition again

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over whom he had the advantage of not being dead yet

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sarcasm as this man is not living a dignified life. word choice of ‘yet’ shows he is near death

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I understand the explanation and cleverness

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sarcasm to highlight the divide between the church and the rest of the people

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clucking contently

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alliteration/anthropomorphism- shows how mindless the tourists are and they are just attracted to the look of the church without understanding deeper meaning

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it was they who had passed the ruined temple

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metaphor/ symbolism of beggar and the word of saint Francis and what he belived in has been forgotten

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