The Poem "Assisi" was written by Norman McCaig.

... The Poem "Assisi" was written by Norman McCaig, and in it he describes his feeling at seeing a deformed beggar outside a grand metaphorical church. The main issue is man's inhumanity to man. McCaig carefully builds up his poem around this theme by the use of effective metaphors and biblical symbolism. He also uses descriptive language and vital word choice to convey his issue to the reader and by using a beggar as his symbol of poverty he therefore implies that poverty is ugly. "Assisi" starts off with a vividly described beggar slumped against a church in Assisi in Italy. A priest is leading a group of rich tourist around the church showing them and explaining to them the magnificence of Giotto's Frescoes In the poem, a beggar is sitting slumped beside a grand, ornate and expensive church, whilst a priest is leading a group of tourists around the

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