Tissue - Imtiaz Dharker

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

• Lacking rhyme
• Excessive use of enjambment & caesura - symbolising freedom & openness
• Mixed stanzas (short etc.) - symbolising layers to life

Question 2

Meaning

Answer 2

• Importance of recording/paper in our lives

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

• “Paper that lets the light shine through”
• “Sun shines their borderlines”

Question 4

Language

Answer 4

• “our lines like paper kites” - Simile - power & control
• “smoothed, stroked, turned” - Triple, gentle verbs = love

Question 5

Effect

Answer 5

• To make the reader understand the importance of history, family & records how paper holds power