manhunt

Question 1

who wrote it

Answer 1

Simon armitage

Question 2

when

Answer 2

2007

Question 3

what war was he fightng in

Answer 3

bosnian

Question 4

who perspective

Answer 4

Laura Bedoes

Question 5

who is it about

Answer 5

Eddie Bedoes

Question 6

why is the title important

Answer 6

determiner that shows it’s both a physical and mental hunt for someone - this someone is both generic and specific

Question 7

intimate

Answer 7

“AFTER THE FIRST PHASE AFTER PASSIONATE NIGHTS AND INTIMATE DAYS”
- military connotation
- new relationship/ rekindling the spark
- (lovey Dovey tone)

Question 8

frozen

Answer 8

“ONLY THEN DID HE LET ME TOUCH THE FROZEN RIVER ON HIS FACE”
- baby steps/reserved
- frozen = detached and emotionless
- frozen can be dangerous is stepped on incorrectly (unpredictable)
- metaphor for the scar

Question 9

punctured

Answer 9

“PARACHUTE SILK ON HIS LUNCTURED LUNG “
- vulnerable and weak
- broken parachute is useless
- the sound of the wind flapping in the parachute AKA the wheeze may mirror his breaking pattern
- full stop = new start

Question 10

rungs

Answer 10

“RUNGS OF HIS BROKEN RIBS”
- ladder mirroring the structure of poem = reaching a goal
- body parts broken = war dehumanises

Question 11

search

Answer 11

“THEN I WILL WIDEN MY SEARCH”
- Laura is curious and wants to understand
- manhunt

Question 12

cloes

Answer 12

“THEN AND ONLY THEN DID I COME CLOSE”
- realizes physcological scars are worse
- cant fix him only come close to him
- muted ending

Question 13

rhyme?

Answer 13

start - couplets
middle break showing the barrier of trauma being broken