Tissue is a poem which explores the ultimate powerlessness of
humans as we are reminded repeatedly of the process of “thinning”. Similarly
Bayonet Charge also explores the eventual powerlessness of humans as the
soldier begins “running” but them is reduced to “stumbling”, however it differs
in that Bayonet Charge highlights human beings’ negative impact on the world
whereas Tissue reminds us of the many positive things we have built from “maps”
to the “Koran”.
More notes and musings on A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol First sentence in the text is about death – introduces a negative atmosphere and the theme of death. A negative beginning. In the first page there are many words in the lexical field of death. There are multiple references to death. Repetition of Marley was dead. Dead as a doornail – simile. Repetition of dead occurs often in the first page, even including the superlative "deadest". This highlights the presence of death and further the morbid atmosphere. Dickens is highlighting the current awful situation Scrooge is in, also is he suggesting that the Victorian era is morbid and depressing. The word choice of "unhallowed" suggests sinful but also links to the theme of religion. Repetition of sole, sole = only. Introduces the theme of loneliness. In the first page alone the word dead is included 6 times. Furthermore the word "sole" is repeated five times furtheri...
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