1
Q
Built like a gorilla but less timid
A
- simile creating the impression of the
policeman’s bulky, strong looking appearance - he stands out but is not shy at all like a gorilla would be
2
Q
Thick-fleshed
A
- WC has connotations of tough, strong + fearless
- making us think he is thick skinned and can handle
anything
3
Q
Steak-coloured
A
- word choice compares the man to a piece of meat
- connotations of raw, aggressive, violence + blood
4
Q
Hieroglyphs
A
- metaphor making us imagine scars, frown lines in his
face or his eyes - being hard to read just as hiroglyphs are , indicating
trouble/violence
5
Q
Trouble
A
- WC has connotations of menacing
- helping us imagine this policeman is dangerous
6
Q
Thin tissue over violence
A
- juxtaposition + contrast with thick-fleshed indicating that
violence could erupt at any time and he’s stopping it
7
Q
See you babe he hoped it, he truly hoped it.
A
- contrast between ‘babe’ and he ‘truly hoped it’
suggesting his love for his wife - use of direct speech shows the desperation
- repetition of ‘hoped It’ emphasising the real danger of
his environment
8
Q
He is a gorilla
A
- metaphor making us imagine his appearance +
personality
9
Q
‘Hiya, honey’
A
- WC emphasising how pleased he is and his
gratitude for being home safe with his wife
10
Q
No cliché
A
- WC expressing that his emotions are genuine
and meaningful for being back with his wife
11
Q
tissue tear
A
- alliteration showing the violence and a painful action
12
Q
plunge
A
- WC making us think of a sudden movement
suggesting how fast the violence could happen
13
Q
WHAT clubbings, WHAT gunshots
A
- repetition suggests uncertainty of the violence
14
Q
Phoebe’s Whamburger and Louie’s Place
A
- onomatopoeia of ‘wham’ has connotations of a punch
from a comic book - American connotations setting the scene - dangerous
local community in NYC
15
Q
Who would be him
A
- rhetorical question showing McCaig is starting to
slightly sympathise with the policeman
16
Q
nightstick
A
- WC
- symbol of threat, vulnerability because he only has a
tiny wee baton to defend himself - basic compared to the gun
- he has to not be afraid
17
Q
And who would be who to have to be his victims?
A
- rhetorical question considering two points
> what people would want to mess with him
> he would show his violence - suggesting if someone gets on the wrong side of him
they will be his victim emphasising his violent + brutal
nature + his last resort is to respond with violence
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