Manhunt Quotes Flashcards
After ……… nights and ………. days
“Passionate” displays the good times they has and the strength of feeling
“Intimate” connotes closeness which shows the effect of war as later they are restricted.
…………. then would he let me …………. — the ……………… river which ran through his ……………
“Only then” shows the restriction and damage caused by war. The effects of war are shown through “frozen” which further shows the damage caused as he is scarred after war.
“Face” being “frozen” shows the effect war has as his feeling which are shown by his face are frozen so he has lost his humanity.
The enjambement of the lines shows how they remember the details vividly.
………….. the ……………. …………….. of his lower jaw
The verb “explore” presents his jaw are such a mess that it needs to be explored.
The phrase “blown hinge” presents his jaw as detached as a door is held by a hinge and the adjective “blown” suggests it is broken beyond repair.
…………. and ……………. the damaged, ……………… collar bone
The alliteration of the verbs, “handle” and “hold” shows how he is like as object after war as he has lost his humanity as this verb show how he can be controlled.
The caesura “damaged, porcelain” emphasises the extent of the damage caused by war and so it ridicules its.
The adjective “porcelain” further presents him as an object after war as he is “porcelain”
…………. of his punctured lung
The metaphor, “parachute silk” present him as fragile and vulnerable but this is juxtaposed by “punctured” as this verb is violent and portrays their body like a tire. This presents him as an object.
And …………. the hurt of his ……………. heart
The verb “grazed” makes it seem as though the damage has gone deeper that his body and has affected his mental and emotional well-being which exposes the harsh effects of war. The verb “feel” makes the audience experience the hurt the soldier did as it reminds that he is human and can “feel”
The …………… of …………….. under his chest
The noun “foetus” explores the sense of vulnerability caused by war and how the soldiers are made vulnerable on the front line.
The noun “metal” further objectifies the soldier and further presents the war as humiliating and taking the feeling out of you.
Then I widened the ………….
The verb “search” connotes looking for something which may be the intimate relationship they used to have.
Then, and ………. then, did I come …………
The word “only” shows the restriction in what the soldier can do after the effect war had on them.
The word, “close” shows how he is now scared of too much closeness after the war which contrasts with the first lines of the poem.
The repeated caesura in this line shows the distance emotionally from the wife and for his older self.
2 line stanzas
Show the panic as the soldier revisits his days in war.
And also the wife does not know what to do in this situation
