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WorksheetsNational 5 MacCaig - Brooklyn Cop
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 9mins
What technique is present in the first line of this poem?
Metaphor
Synecdoche
Simile
Humour
"Built like a gorilla but less (a)
"Thick-fleshed, (a) -coloured, with two...
"two/ hieroglyphs in his face" - analyse
Just as hieroglyphs are Egyptian, so too is the cop
Just as hieroglyphs are hard to decipher, so too are the cop's thoughts and emotions
Just as hieroglyphs are big and bold, so too are his eyebrows
Just as hieroglyphs are etched in a foreign language, so too are his thoughts.
"He walks the sidewalk and the/ thin tissue over violence" - what technique is present here?
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
"he hoped it, he truly hoped it." - what effect does the repetition have here?
It emphasises his fear and vulnerability
It shows he is uncertain
It emphasises he doesn't mean it
The poem was badly edited.
What is a cliché?
A French breakfast item
Another word for metaphor
The name of a French scrum-half
An overused phrase or opinion
"Should the tissue (a) "
"should he plunge through/ into violence," - what effect is created by the use of the underlined word?
It makes it seem like he is choosing to become violent
It makes it seem like it is uncontrollable and quick
It makes it seem like he is about to dive into water
It makes it seem like it will be a gradual event
"Who would be him, gorilla with a nightstick" - What effect is created by using a nightstick rather than referring to a gun here?
This shows that he can't afford one
This shows that he enjoys the physical violence
This shows that he only works at night
This shows that he has self-control, he does not shoot the criminal
"And who would be who have to be/ his victims?" - Explain this statement
The narrator feels sorry for the cop
The narrator worries about how the cop may treat criminals
The narrator worries that the cop may attack innocent people
The narrator thinks the cop needs to do more to keep the innocent safe.
What are the main themes of this poem? You can pick more than one.
The nature of violence
The vulnerability of humanity
How complicated human nature is
The community of Brooklyn
Which poem(s) does Brooklyn cop most conveniently link with?
Hotel Room, 12th Floor
Aunt Julia
Basking Shark
Visiting Hour
