Close Reading of “The Future of Terror/1”
· Alliteration is everywhere, from generalissimo’s glands to navigator’s needle
o Used to provide emphasis, adds to the tempo of the poem
o Seems to make the reader read faster
· Seems to strive towards confusing the reader, providing an aspect of terror
o No plot, jumps all over the place
· Jump the Gun, Fine Kettle of Fish, and Kick the Kidney
o What do these games mean?
o Possibly that people don’t want to think about their hard lives
· “Laws the linguists thought up were particularly lissome”
o Can be changed by politicians to advance their agenda
· “Ask again later”
o Random chance of a magic 8 ball
· “Sight of a schoolbag could send us scrambling”
o Could be a symbol for how people love to make up bomb threats
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