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Higher English Question and answers verified to pass 2024 Higher English: Brooklyn Cop by Norman MacCaig - poetry analysis Built like a gorilla but less timid Simile - cliche - compares the imposing presence and violent nature of the cop to a large aggressive ape. Connotations of savagery an...

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Higher English: Brooklyn Cop by
Norman MacCaig - poetry analysis
Built like a gorilla but less timid


Simile - cliche - compares the imposing presence and violent nature of the
cop to a large aggressive ape. Connotations of savagery and King Kong.
Enormous size and brutal strength.


Humour- cop is even more vicious than gorilla.


The first stanza introduces a stereotypical police officer as the central
character in a way that is almost a caricature. He is presented as something
to be feared.




Thick-fleshed, steak-coloured
WC- hard to cut/ break. Connotations of something raw, bloody and violent.




Two hieroglyphs in his face that mean trouble
Metaphor- compares his eyes to ancient symbols, suggests he is inscrutable
and hard to read.
It could also suggest his face mhm you be carved with scars, or tattoos.

, He walks the sidewalk and the thin tissue over violence.
Metaphor- suggests that peace in the streets is delicate and fragile implying
that at any second, violence can erupt.
There is also a CONTRAST between 'thick fleshed' and 'thin tissue' as if the
cop prevents society from ripping apart.




When he said, ‘see you, babe’ to his wife


WC- Appears cliche but is meant literally. Seems routine, expressionless, no
emotional meaning.


CONTRAST - between his home life and his dangerous job.




He hoped it, he truly hoped it.


Sentence structure- Repetition of ‘hoped’ emphasises how dangerous his job
is. Hints at his genuine fear that he may not return. It’s an underlying
vulnerability that he hides from his wife.


WC- Emphasises how sincere he his.




He is a gorilla

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