The City Planners Flashcards
what is the poet’s name
(The city planners)
Marget Atwood
what is the tone of the poem
distress, fear, stress
what does the rhythm suggest
(The city planners)
a kind of flow to the words which could imply that it is happening at this point in time in a pattern
what was the purpose of writing this poem
she is trying to warn everyone about climate change and how it will affect the world
who are the “city planners”
(The city planners)
the government and those in charge
what does “when the houses” imply
that it will happen and that climate change can’t be stopped
what does “the planted sanitary trees” mean
(The city planners)
she talks about how everything is manmade and nothing is natural anymore while also showing how fake the world around us is
what does the sibilance of slant, sickness, spilled and splash imply
it is emphasing evil and how things are being destroyed
what is the mood of the poem
apocalyptic and haunted
how does the poet feel about the city planners
(The city planner)
she strongly dislikes them and is against them and their plan
