Poem - War Photographer

Question 1

A religious semantic field is created in the first stanza

Answer 1

“Mass”, “Priest”, “Church”.

Question 2

War Photographer uses this biblical reference to show how life is short.

Answer 2

All flesh is grass

Question 3

A conversational rhythm is shown by using different structure and punctuation such as…

Answer 3

Regular rhyme, enjambement, caesurae

Question 4

Carol Ann Duffy has end-stopped each stanza, like the photographer’s…..

Answer 4

Ordered rows

Question 5

The description of his tears, shows how the photographer’s tears dont just appear, but they hurt.

Answer 5

Prick

Question 6

The seriousness of War Photographer is undermined by internal rhyme of the word

Answer 6

Beers

Question 7

This poem concentrates on the little effect conflict has on the…

Answer 7

Public who view the photographer’s pictures; and how sad this makes the photographer feel.

Question 8

This quote shows how we - the public - should not complain about the conditions in Britain.

Answer 8

Fields which dont explode beneath the feet

Question 9

The soldier’s are shown to not question authority. They have no individuality

Answer 9

are all of the same mind