what is Tissue about?
it is about the fragility of human power and how nature and both time are stronger
what is the big idea of the poem?
the main message is that human structures, such as money or buildings are temporary and weak
in what style is the poem structured in?
its structured in free verse, meaning there is no clear structure, which reflects the lack of control
what does the term ‘tissue’ even symbolise already in the title towards the readers?
it symbolises the fragility and delicacy of human life and power
what does the quote - ‘paper that lets the light shine through’ mean?
the paper is thin and transparent, and when something is transparent, you can see the truth clearly, nothing is hidden, therefore the poem suggests that humans hide behind things such as buildings and power, but if everything was like paper, which is transparent, then we would understand the truth about life
adding on to your point about if everything was transparent the truth about life would be understood, what does light and paper then signify in the poem to help pass the main message through to the readers
the light - truth and divine power, as if light passes through transparency, you can understand, which in the poem’s context, would be that you can understand the meaning of life
paper- signifies the fragile humans which we could be if everyone was transparent and wouldn’t hide behind money and buildings and power
analyse the quote - ‘pages smoothed and stroked and turned transparent’
it reveals how humans records fade, and how nothing lasts forever
why did the writer choose to use verbs such as ‘smoothed’ and ‘stroked’?
it shows the gentle erosion over time, portraying the natural power
what does the quote ‘if buildings were paper’ mean?
the writer is imagining human structures as weak, criticising the power of human structures
overall, what is Dharker, the writer, trying to say about power?
that even strong things, such as buildings and the government, won’t last
what does the quote - ‘the sun shines through their borderlines’ mean?
that nature is more powerful than political control
what is the final message of the poem that concludes the overall idea?
that true power comes from nature, time, and truth - not humans
what other poem could be paired with Tissue that both reveal the idea on how power doesn’t last
Ozymandias - both poems inflict the idea on how power doesn’t last, specifically the human-made power
what other poem could be paired with Tissue that both show how human systems control people ?
London - is a poem where the writer observes the human life, revealing even the bad side of human systems, therefore both poems encourage the idea on how human systems control people
what other poem could be linked with Tissue that encourages the idea the nature is more powerful than humans?
the prelude - in this poem is writer become aware of the enormity of the world and the major amount of power that nature holds, which links to the idea that Tissue also encourages, on how nature is more powerful than humans and the human-made power such as money and the government
