ANTHOLOGY - the manhunt Flashcards
“passionate nights and intimate days”
reminiscing on old days when he hadn’t been shot/ injured , how fun and enjoyable it is
“the frozen river which ran through his face”
scars
“only then would he let me explore”
“only then could i bind the struts”
repetition - emphasises the gradual process of getting him back
“the blown hinge of his lower jaw “
mechanistic- dehumanising- robotic
“the fractured rudder of shoulder-blade”
mechanical- repetitive ‘d’ sound
“grazed heart”
bleeding, scratched
“ the foetus of metal beneath his chest “
the bullet- something so small can effect his life forever - like a child
“to a sweating”
metaphorical of the stress and pressure
“unexploded mine”
PTSD- ominous
“buried deep in his mind”
metaphorical of the depth of the wound
“did i come close”
he shut her out until e recovered
structure -
fragmented stanzas , rhyming couplets, first person narrator
rhyming couplets effect
associate the poem with love
fragmented stanzas effect
reflect the disconnect between him and his wife
