Analysis Of The Poem Brooklyn Cop
Brooklyn Cop, by Norman MacCaig is a poem about an American policeman and the daily dangers he faces. The cop appears to be a savage yet we are later made aware of his underlying vulnerability. New York’s reputation of violence and crime leads to our awareness of the cop’s fear of not returning home to his wife. ...
We are first made aware of the cop’s intimidating appearance in the first line, of the first stanza when MacCaig uses the simile "built like gorilla." This gives us a very negative and animalistic idea of the man, an enforcer, and almost a thug. This is reinforced with the metaphor, “hieroglyphs in his face” instead of eyes. We build a picture of someone who is very strong, brutish and somewhat sinister. MacCaig includes the element
We are first made aware of the cop’s intimidating appearance in the first line, of the first stanza when MacCaig uses the simile "built like gorilla." This gives us a very negative and animalistic idea of the man, an enforcer, and almost a thug. This is reinforced with the metaphor, “hieroglyphs in his face” instead of eyes. We build a picture of someone who is very strong, brutish and somewhat sinister. MacCaig includes the element