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The Yellow PalmThemes- effects of conflict, divided society
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He was disliked by many people and Iraq
suffered massively from conflict of his dictatorship and people trying to overthrow him
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Language1) ‘And into their hands i pressed my hands’
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The use of them being ‘black’ dinars is
effective because it shows the lack of hope for theses beggars, not only from begging, but also
from being more exposed to any current conflict
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Salaams is the islamic greeting meaning peace, therefore alliteration
emphasizes the positive words
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3) ‘And the face of a man who had breathed a poison gas’
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The use of creating an image of chemical weapons is effective
because it also links to other wars, such as ww2 having gas chambers, which therefore portrays
the mass of destruction done by wars altogether, showing the horrifying effects of conflict
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2) repetition of the first line of each stanza (‘as i made my way down palestine street’) emphasizes
the narrators movement along the street, and as Minhinnick was passionate about the
environment, it shows his shock towards the situation and how the Baghdad has been affected by
conflict
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3) The use of a hyphen between the lines about the deceased and the living (‘I watched a funeral
pass- all the women waving lilac stems’) is effective because it is indicative of the fine line
between life and death during conflict, showing how tragic it really is

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