tissue- imtiaz dharker

• "paper that lets the light shine through" -light connotate truth/understanding
• "the kind in well-used books" -nostalgic
• "pages smoothed, stroked, turned transparent with affection" -metaphor= affectionate -universally adored
• "the sun shines through their borderlines" -borders can be natural or imposed but ultimately their is a truth
• "what was paid for by cards might fly our lives like paper kites" -inverted similie= we fly kites not the other way around= who's in control?
• "place layer over layer" -metamorphisis -planning is better than when it actually becomes a reality
• "let the daylight break through capitals and monoliths" -imagery of sunlight breaking through columns =blocking us from understanding (put in place by our governments)
• "find a way to trace a grand design" -vicissitudes of human life =universal experience
• "turned into your skin" -taking control over your life
• themes: -identity -control -truth
• language: -semantic field of light/paper -visual imagery -language of scale
• form and structure: -enjambment=dreamy continuous train of thought -still structured with stanza length
• tone: -encouraging -wise
• context: -lots of human knowledge shared through scripture
• power and conflict: -power of knowledge -control over identity