Answer To: A paragraph, about 8 sentences long on, "How is the theme of dehumanisation portrayed in the poem,...
David answered on Nov 30 2019
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The theme of the poem can be considered as dehumanization as the poet has used some very harsh words and dehumanizing sentence, such as calling them queer.
“And when I say eyes right I want to hear
those eyeballs click and the gentle pitter-patter
of falling dandruff you there what's the matter
why are you looking at me are you a queer?”
The metaphor in this could be the direct comparison of the two unlike things. Calling the people as ‘queer’ can be considered as pejorative. Being a queer is also an insult to masculinity and degrades the other person.
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