please hold Flashcards
structure
opposing voices and overlapping dialogue from reported speech from the speaker exacerbates frustration and anger built up as a consequence of technology
“none of which answer to my needs”
frustrated, sardonic tone constructs from offset
the persona is depressed by the future
“wonderful, says the robot.. great”
repetition of wonderful and great from multiple speakers establish a comic dialogue battle between man and machine with the monosyllabic phatic terms.
this humour is heightened by the machines and technologies inability to evaluate tone - humanity
“and my wife says, This the future. We are already there and its the same as the present”
his anger accelerates and wires attempt to placate him repeatedly sound just as robotic - commenting on how technology can dehumanise humanity or how frustration in relationships alienates ones tone.
“Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Please hold. Ein fucking Kleine Nachtmusik”
ironic - ‘ a little night music ‘ should be relaxing to the listener however the expletive highlight the peak of the speakers anger and climax.
“Please hold. Please grow old. Please grow cold… This is the future please hold.”
the humorous tone shifts to a much more serious reflective tone. the rhyming contributes to the monotony of technology and the suppression of human interaction
mimicking robot - robot has now become a part of him
‘please’ mocked politeness
