Flames + Dangling Wire

Question 1

Assumption

Answer 1

Robert Grays omnious poem, flames and dangling wire ( 1977 ) accentuates the catastrophic impact of urbanisation, consumerism and commercialism upon earths fragile landscape

Question 2

topic sentence

Answer 2

This is made prominent towards the end of the poem where an incredibly bleak, sinister and hellish atmosphere is revealed, inviting readers to notice the limited hope for the future of humanity.

Question 3

similie

Answer 3

“Rims beneath his eyes are wet as an oyster., and red”

• distinctly recognising the sadness and suffering of this man whilst
• evoking a powerful visual image of the worker, acknowledging the destruction of not just the environment but humanity as well

Question 4

rhetorical question

Answer 4

“How can he avoid a hatred of men?”

• to challenge the responders’ role in the horror and depravity of humanity as a result of greedy consumerism, destructive industrialization and endless accumulation of waste, - establishing empathy to allow the audience to view matters from a cleaner’s perspective

Question 5

personification

Answer 5

“Old radio, that spills its dangling wires”

• symbolic in representing the confronting truth about human waste and their degradation towards society
• inviting responders to realise their are still voices travelling and people on this significant journey.

Question 6

personification

Answer 6

“Realise that somewhere the voices it received are still travelling…around the arc of the universe”

• it distinctly conveys how material waste is intrinsically linked to society and their impact on the environment will live on after they are gone.