Tissue

• 2 quotes from tissue:

  • thinned to be transparent"
  • "'Maps too. The sun shines through their borderlines"
• "Maps too. The sun shines through their borderlines"

  • maps= man attempts exerting power over nature= creates divisions n borders
  • The sun is a powerful, permanent source of control = borders are just temporary marks on paper = perhaps reflecting how nature is more dominating than power will ever be.
  • mocking man's attempts of dominance and power illustrating how nature outlasts power.
• "thinned to be transparent"

  • METAPHOR directly links paper to human skin referring back to the title = reinforces how human power is fragile and easily overcome like paper
  • transparent= see through quality of paper = metaphorically = see thru human power = immensely fragile
  • 'transparent' emphasises its importance
  • it could also mean clear = suggest that the poet is suggesting that those in power must be honest and clear
• comparions of tissue:

  • london
  • ozymandias
  • poppies
  • prelude
  • COFLB
  • remains
• summary:

  • critique of human power and highlights the fragility of man's power and the true power of nature
• structure:

  enjambent= lacks control. freedom of lines reflect lack of control mankind has. undermines the supposed order and control humans have