The Projectionist's Nightmare
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Explanation, Analysis, Interpretation |
The Projectionist's NightmareThis is the projectionist’s nightmare:
A bird finds it’s way into the cinema, finds the beam, flies down it, smashes into a scene depicting a garden, a sunset, and two people being nice to each other.
Real blood, real intestines, slither down the likeness of a tree.
‘This is no good,’ screams the audience,
‘This is not what we came to see.’ Brian Pattenhttp://www.brianpatten.co.uk/media-page.html | |
VOCABULARY
Escapism to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant or mundane realities, esp. by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
Playing video games is essentially an __________________ pursuit.
Overindulgence in _____________ can lead to an inability to deal with reality.
Objectification depersonalisation - representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality.
Pornography __________ women by portraying them as objects of lust.
Feminists are up in arms over the __________ of women by the mass media.
Dissociation detachment from physical and emotional experience.
Ever since her parents passed away, the orphan has been suffering from feelings of _____________ and emotional detachment.
Feeling _____________ from one's emotions can lead to depression.
Anomaly deviation from the normal order; an irregularity.
Britney is not her usual self. She is displaying ____________ behaviour.
There is a bug in this programme. What is the ____________ causing this?
LITERARY DEVICES
Alliteration (sound device) the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. E.g. ___________________________.
Stanza ______, Line ___________.
Onomatopoeia (sound device)
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. E.g. ____________________________.
Stanza ______, Line ___________.
Repetition
The Projectionist's NightmareThis is the projectionist’s nightmare:
A bird finds it’s way into the cinema, finds the beam, flies down it, smashes into a scene depicting a garden, a sunset, and two people being nice to each other.
Real blood, real intestines, slither down the likeness of a tree.
‘This is no good,’ screams the audience,
‘This is not what we came to see.’ Brian Pattenhttp://www.brianpatten.co.uk/media-page.html | |
VOCABULARY
Escapism to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant or mundane realities, esp. by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.
Playing video games is essentially an __________________ pursuit.
Overindulgence in _____________ can lead to an inability to deal with reality.
Objectification depersonalisation - representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality.
Pornography __________ women by portraying them as objects of lust.
Feminists are up in arms over the __________ of women by the mass media.
Dissociation detachment from physical and emotional experience.
Ever since her parents passed away, the orphan has been suffering from feelings of _____________ and emotional detachment.
Feeling _____________ from one's emotions can lead to depression.
Anomaly deviation from the normal order; an irregularity.
Britney is not her usual self. She is displaying ____________ behaviour.
There is a bug in this programme. What is the ____________ causing this?
LITERARY DEVICES
Alliteration (sound device) the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. E.g. ___________________________.
Stanza ______, Line ___________.
Onomatopoeia (sound device)
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. E.g. ____________________________.
Stanza ______, Line ___________.
Repetition