Assisi

Question 1

dwarf

Answer 1

insulting term dehumanizing the beggar

Question 2

hands on backwards

Answer 2

metaphor & hyperbole
highlights extent of deformities and refers to cupping hands gesture for begging

Question 3

sat slumped (like a half filled sack)

Answer 3

alliteration
‘s’ mirrors the shape of his body
draws attention to deformities creating

Question 4

(sat slumped) like a half filled sack

Answer 4

simile
unfulfilled back showing the beggar is missing qualities
body is weak and unable to hold himself up

Question 5

tiny twisted legs

Answer 5

deformed with no strength
‘t’ draws attention to deformities and creates a spitting sound

Question 6

from which sawdust might run

Answer 6

metaphor
compared to lifeless object
life running out of him
near to death

Question 7

outside

Answer 7

isolated from church and society

Question 8

three tires of churches

Answer 8

grand and excessive appearance of church
contrasts the beggar (wealth - poverty)

Question 9

honour of St Francis

Answer 9

irony that a massive church is built for such a humble man

Question 10

talker with birds

Answer 10

St Francis loved all living creatures and would help the beggar

Question 11

advantage of not being dead yet

Answer 11

not much of an advantage as he will die soon anyways - scathing tone
the only positive the beggar has in life is that hes alive - bitter tone

Question 12

clever

Answer 12

should be humble but is filled with pride and arrogance
only showing off his own intelligence

Question 13

God

Answer 13

draws attention to values of christianity being ignored

Question 14

the explanation and the cleverness

Answer 14

shows the priest is condescending and arrogant

Question 15

rush

Answer 15

emphasises the speed and amount of visitors

Question 16

clucking contentedly

Answer 16

metaphor
compares visitors to chickens, suggests dumb and mindless chatter while walking

Question 17

fluttered after him as he scattered the grain of the word

Answer 17

extended metaphor
tourists mindless + gullible, follow the priest like a farmer with food consuming information without realising hypocrisy

Question 18

passed

Answer 18

highlights amount of people ignoring the beggar

Question 19

ruined temple

Answer 19

metaphor
body destroyed and neglected

Question 20

whos eyes wept pus

Answer 20

metaphor
grotesque + unsettling comparison highlights physical and emotional pain

Question 21

lopsided mouth said Grazie

Answer 21

emphasises how his beauty does not represent what’s within
beggar is thankful for anything

Question 22

a voice as sweet as a child’s when she speaks to her mother

Answer 22

comparison to child shows innocence and purity
creates a contrast between inner beauty and appearance