The Gun Flashcards
(6 cards)
Why is an end stop used in ‘Bringing a gun into a house changes it.’
To emphasise a sense of finality in bringing a gun into a household as it causes irreversible change
What is ‘you lay it on a kitchen table’ juxtaposed with and why?
It iss juxtaposed with ‘something dead’ suggesting domestic life has been interrupted by violence
Why is the introduction of a gun into the household described as ‘just cutting over the edge’
To present how it is crossing a boundry
Why is colour imagery contrasted in ‘grey shadow’ and ‘green checked cloth’
It contrasts the domestic setting with violence
What quote is used to contrast with ‘your hands reek of oil’
‘I join’ which suggests the woman is seduced by the gun which represents masculinity
Why does the poet use active verbs of ‘cooking’ ‘jointing’ ‘slicing’ ‘stirring’ ‘tasting’
To create a sense of action as she becomes complicit in the violence
