Tissue Revision - Poem Anthology by https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd en-us 2018-06-12 13:55:21 UTC 2018-06-12 14:31:20 UTC hello@padlet.com In the final stages of the poem, the poet links the idea of a building being made from paper to human skin, using the words 'living tissue' and then 'your skin'. This is quite a complex idea, and the meaning is open to interpretation. She may be suggesting that the significance of human life will outlast the records we make of it on paper or in buildings. There is also a sense of the fragility of human life, and the fact that not everything can last. l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266824663 2018-06-12 14:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266824663 Power: this poem refers to the power of paper to change things and to record our memories. l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266824994
'this/ is what could alter things.'

Even the most delicate kinds of paper can record the most important details - of family life, national borders or financial transactions.]]> 2018-06-12 14:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266824994 Instability: the speaker suggests that paper (used as a metaphor for buildings) is at the mercy of greater forces, such as the weather. l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266825499
'might fly our lives like paper kites'

The simile (a comparison using 'like' or 'as' to create a vivid image) suggests that our lives are not always in our control, but more like kites being blown by the wind.]]> 2018-06-12 14:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266825499 Human essence: this poem compares the significance and fragility of paper documents to the fleeting nature of building structures.# l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266825755
'how easily/ they fall away on a sigh,'/ 'turned into your skin.' 

The essence of human beings can outlast even things that seem permanent but have collapsed, like large buildings.]]> 2018-06-12 14:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266825755 l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266826420 The poem lacks regular rhyme and its rhythm is unsteady, as if to mirror the fluttering of tissue paper. The poet uses enjambment, running meaning between lines and across stanza breaks. This adds to the flowing, delicate nature - both of paper and of the human lives the poet compares the tissue to. ]]> 2018-06-12 14:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266826420 The speaker emphasises the delicacy of the paper by using adjectives throughout the poem. The paper is described as 'fine', 'thin' and 'transparent'. The effect of light is also emphasised with 'luminous', 'daylight' and the way the 'sun shines through'. References to the thin paper used by architects, shopkeepers and bookbinders are made to connect the practical uses of paper. These images provide an extended metaphor for human skin and life. l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266826836 2018-06-12 14:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266826836 Context of Tissue'Imtiaz Dharker is a contemporary poet who was born in Pakistan and grew up in Scotland. She has written five collections of poetry and often deals with themes of identity, the role of women in contemporary society and the search for meaning. She draws on her multi-cultural experience in her work.She is also a film director and has scripted a number of documentaries in India, supporting work with women and children. l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266827516 2018-06-12 14:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266827516 the daylight breakthrough' l14048 https://padlet.com/l14048/a3oqjcuip2fd/wish/266830460
The power of paper is seen as a source of light. It’s transparency is something delicate and beautiful   

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